And Tony?
He had already achieved his goal.
Watching Hammer Industries get driven into a frenzy, he could not help but feel a surge of satisfaction.
With his hands clasped behind his back, an unconcealable look of pride hung on his face.
Outside the window, New York's scattered lights perfectly matched his mood, as if the entire world were cheering for the victory he had just won.
After this round of rectification, Hammer Industries would lose a massive sum at the very least. Its stock price had plunged off a cliff, and the Arc Reactor's design was not something that could be easily altered.
Tony would never let Justin Hammer slap a blueprint onto the Arc Reactor's surface and call it a day.
When Tony had originally applied for the Arc Reactor's design patent, he had not thought much of it. He had merely wanted to prevent others from imitating it too easily.
He had never expected that this seemingly simple Patent Application would now become the key weapon for crushing Hammer Industries.
The status and reputation of Stark Industries and Tony Stark himself were like an impregnable fortress, providing powerful backing for the upcoming infringement lawsuit.
Tony knew that once the lawsuit began, Hammer Industries would be dragged into a long and enormously expensive legal battle. For Hammer Industries, whose cash flow was already strained, this was undoubtedly a burden it could not bear.
The Arc Reactor's design rights did not merely cover its unique appearance; they also involved the core element of its internal structure.
From the very beginning, Tony had tightly integrated the two, making it impractical for anyone to evade infringement merely by making superficial changes to the exterior.
If Hammer Industries wanted to continue using a similar design, it would have to overhaul the Arc