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Seems ironic for a Chinese tech organization to hold boatloads of patents...

• justicezyx 6y ago
  It's well-known that China is very serious about IPs. At least to people actually paying attention to Chinese domestic policies. A lot of Chinese firms knowingly violates IP laws in the past, because they understand there is not enough resources to enforce them. Additionally, Chinese government has been very open about the plan to enforce IP laws gradually to the same standard as the global market. A good balance has been played to allow rapid advancement without provoking the more advanced economies.
  • elefanten 6y ago
    What would you point to as a sign that they take foreigners' IP seriously?
  • plumeria 6y ago
    > It's well-known that China is very serious about IPs. > Chinese government has been very open about the plan to enforce IP laws gradually to the same standard as the global market. IMHO, these two statements contradict themselves.
    • m463 6y ago
      that doesn't mean it's not a good strategy - acquire IP for self, ignore IP of others until everything is in place.
    • dirtyid 6y ago
      IIRC in terms of patent fees: China is massive net importer: $6 in patent fees for every $1 they receive, US is opposite, massive net exporter. Hence Chinese drive to build / buy domestic patent portfolio and slowly implementing IP standards until they can play the same crooked IP extraction game.
    • justicezyx 6y ago
      IP is a means of commercializing intellectual achievements. It's not noble in that it protects people actually doing the work, most patent owners get them from coauthors of the patent, and has very low degree of moral assessment value. Indeed, most innovative corps today are the pioneers of only use patent as defensive measure (Google Tesla). Being serious about IP is to respect a rule of game, and not actually enforce it is out of necessity (are you expecting a sweat shop to actually pay loyalty and produces actual profit?) and actual recognition that building up the mechanisms of innovation will take time.
• stingraycharles 6y ago
  It makes sense when you consider that patents nowadays are more like ammo to start/settle potential lawsuits with, rather than about actual protection of IP.