Patents
noonespecial: Patent Pending does not equal patent issued.That said, the patent system is so far gone when it comes to software that you can patent anything. Everyone has. If you write "Hello World", you are infringing. A web form with a button? infringing. The power switch on the computer... ok, you get the idea.Just do your thing. In software there's no such thing as infringing because the answer to "can I make a computer do X?" is always yes if you work hard enough at it. All of the paths to X will be different.If you are successful enough for someone to actually sue you for infringement, take this as a compliment. You will also likely have the resources to mount a defense as well.Worrying about all of that now is just premature optimization. If you succeed, you will be sued. That's just the business climate of today's market. Cross that bridge when you come to it.