[MarkL]

The idea of a patent is foreign to them, as well as intellectual property

It's also an integral part of communism. The only reason that the Chinese government gives lip service to IP rights is to allow its entry into world markets.

Mark

[Red Badger]

I used to work for a guy back in ‘92 that was developing a wireless speaker system for stereos, at that time a really unheard of development. He was in the process of contracting for manufacturer of his design by a Chinese (Taiwan) company. They essentially took all his drawings and stole his design and he never heard from them again............................