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Re:Half of taxpayer funded research will soon be available t... by wtracy on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @04:17AM (#7094222)
Exactly what happens now: Nothing. US patents aren't enforceable in China to begin with.
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Re:Half of taxpayer funded research will soon be available t... by mogrim on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @07:46AM (#7094894)
They become enforceable when the Chinese company exports them back to the US, though.

I wonder if the US government could offer free licensing to all national companies, which would seem to be the best of both worlds?

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