alt Hacker NewsWhile those patents are not enforceable in China (unless equivalents were also filed in China -- unsure if they would be worth much) they would be when imported to the US. This is one of the reasons the ITC exists, and it played a prominent role during the smartphone patent wars. So at least the US market would be protected from knock-offs.
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jonfw • last Monday at 6:28 PM
In theory, sure. In practice? Chinese companies ignore your patent, you waste money suing, it takes a long time.
If you win? Good luck collecting damages from China, and have fun suing the next brand that starts selling the same machine in different plastic
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The smartphone wars were fought among tech giants, not capital intensive hardware startups. The problem with patents is that you need to already be financially successful enough to file them, able to pay to protect them in court, and can float your company's operating costs long enough to see them enforced and rewarded, which may take years.