>>12329921Whichever country allows innovation will allow for intellectual patents. IPs are not infinite duration however. They only last for 20 years. If IP makers cant do anything in that time, it becomes public domain. But if they can make use of it, it gives them exclusivity for the 20 years. In the case of some IP being extremely valuable, then an alternative method will be researched and used to create an alternative user base by another player(s). For example, iPhone v thousands of Androids.
The strong IP enforcement allows individuals/corps to reap reward for their research/dev, but also allow others to understand that r/d and come up with alternatives if they can.
