For large corporations, the whole purpose of writing patents is so that you can file countersuit when some other large company claims infringement. I have personally had my hand in writing a few extremely worthless patents, but was pushed to do so by my managers (and rewarded for doing so), because it gives us more ammo to fire back at our competitors should they decide to pick a fight. Enzyte Review
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For large corporations, the whole purpose of writing patents is so that you can file countersuit when some other large company claims infringement. I have personally had my hand in writing a few extremely worthless patents, but was pushed to do so by my managers (and rewarded for doing so), because it gives us more ammo to fire back at our competitors should they decide to pick a fight. Enzyte Review