Just off the top of my head, reversing a synthesis reaction seems expensive without knowing any reaction intermediates. Not to mention that the lawsuit you woul

Just off the top of my head, reversing a synthesis reaction seems expensive without knowing any reaction intermediates. Not to mention that the lawsuit you would get handed would be a slam dunk case for any lawyer. That being said, other companies in countries that don't honor patents definitely do this very thing for chemotherapies and the like.