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Re:GraphQL Patent Infringement Issues by Flenser on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @05:54AM (#15292052)
The graphql-js repo is an implementation of GraphQL in JavaScript

The graphql repo is the specification for GraphQL. There has never been a PATENTS file in that repo or any mention of patents:

https://github.com/facebook/graphql/search?q=patents&type=Co...

See DannyBee's post for why a patent grant for a specification is different from software:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15291330

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