@adam - You missed the greatest of potential examples by a hair -- literally, the difference between four-stroke and two-stroke...
I presume from your response that you are not aware of patent attorney Selden, and his attempt to corner the automobile market through the ALAM, and Henry Ford's (ultimately) successful breaking of the patent's tech. A cautionary and informative tale indeed, which makes your point rather well and no few other points related to this topic, too.
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@adam - You missed the greatest of potential examples by a hair -- literally, the difference between four-stroke and two-stroke...
I presume from your response that you are not aware of patent attorney Selden, and his attempt to corner the automobile market through the ALAM, and Henry Ford's (ultimately) successful breaking of the patent's tech. A cautionary and informative tale indeed, which makes your point rather well and no few other points related to this topic, too.