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Re:Successful second round of fusion experiments with Wendel... by amelius on Monday November 26, 2018 @02:27PM (#18536076)
The problem might be that patents are only valid for about 20 years. That might be the time required to perfect the technology and reach the break-even point.
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Re:Successful second round of fusion experiments with Wendel... by ajmurmann on Monday November 26, 2018 @10:24PM (#18539070)
During those twenty years you'd certainly continue to easily produce more innovation and refined designs that would result in more related patents that would provide a healthy buffer between what you can do and what your competitors are capable of.
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Re:Successful second round of fusion experiments with Wendel... by mhb on Monday November 26, 2018 @04:09PM (#18536819)
There's no time limit on trade secrets and those might be more applicable.
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