The only advantage the "national team" had over a capitalist was their social status.
If the Department of Defense shamelessly used patents that had already been registered, the capitalists actually had no way to deal with them.
A lawsuit based solely on patent rights could be blocked on the grounds of "State Secret." When that happened, the Department of Defense only needed to produce a pile of redacted documents.
Even the best lawyer could not sue the Department of Defense while pretending not to see what was in front of them.
All critical or sensitive information in the documents provided by the Department of Defense would be blacked out. How were you supposed to argue with them using those documents?
Whenever they encountered something difficult to deal with, they would brush it off with "State Secret." A lawsuit like that was almost impossible to win.
At most, both sides would end up unable to win or lose. The lawsuit would be delayed indefinitely and shelved.
Besides, completely falling out over certain matters would look ugly, especially for military-industrial enterprises.
Even if the Department of Defense accepted the abuse and refused to purchase Lin Qi's weapons and equipment, there was nothing much he could do.
Then they could place the weapons and equipment produced by Lin Qi on the Embargo List and ban their export overseas. The entire enterprise would collapse before long.
Lin Qi listened to the Chief Engineer's explanation without showing much concern.
"Process the resignations of those who are wavering or planning to leave as soon as you return. Register their personal information as well."
"In the next stage, we'll bring in other forces for joint development, but the core technology must remain in our hands. Understood?"
The Chief Engineer nodded and said hesitantly, "Shouldn't we... take some