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Top tech company's IP was looted by China, so it plans to hack back

Ironclad

Patents?

"..China's People's Liberation Army stole its breakthrough technology before it could commercialise it."

Is the scenario likely? Wouldn't you have patented the idea in most major markets long before commercialising it? Therefore restricting the chance someone else can make money from it.

If Apple can patent rounded corners then you should be down the patent office as soon as an idea crystallizes.

Perhaps a government funded patent body that UK businesses can go to who will handle this process in multiple regions? Go even further and this body can aggressively purchase intellectual property portfolios to defend UK businesses or even generate income. I hate to condone patent trolling but if everybody else is being a d**k why not?

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