"China", "tariffs", my business. I spent $1,000,000 over the past 14 years developing a factory in China. I married Chinese. I lived in China for seven years, and live there for three months in the summer. Tried to move the factory in 2021 to the US, impossible. Very bad. Materials stateside were being imported from China. I'm trapped in China with no way out.
I'm not crying because our business has eroded. I knew the risks going in. Here is what few know about China, because they have never been immersed. 🧵
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$30,000 paid to me by a patent infringer. Infringe me, I sue.
Bookmark this 🧵about my patent offense and defense.
1) Always Be Settling.
File litigation on everything protected as often as practicable. A history of defending your patents leaves a trail for anyone wondering if they have a risk of infringing you. Settling should be the the goal most times.
2) Continually get examiners to broaden claims.
Once the claim expands, some existing competing products immediately become infringers. You can license your IP to them, or take them down.