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		gcb0 on Dec 13, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China won't be luring foreign tech talent any time... no startups have actual enforceable patents in the usa too. it's not like they have a research department or a huge legal fund. they may get the occasional design or method patent that means nothing in the real world. so i don't thin the China ip thing means anything for startups, other than know you won't be the target of a troll right off the bat.

LAMike on Dec 13, 2016 [–]

At least there is precedent of making big companies pay a licensing fee for "borrowing" IP from a startup in the US.

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