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One of the supposed points of patents is that the inventor shares knowledge with the world in exchange for temporary monopoly. If the patent is not enforced (s
by cobrausn 14y ago
One of the supposed points of patents is that the inventor shares knowledge with the world in exchange for temporary monopoly. If the patent is not enforced (such as in China), then there is no incentive to file. It might be smarter, from a business standpoint, to just keep the knowledge to yourself.
- davidw 14y agoAs long as you can keep control over your organization. With anything significantly large enough, it's probably not too hard to slip a spy in.