[ascorbic]

How would that work with a public company? That's bought and sold every day.

[x5n1]

Not what I meant, I meant as in when it becomes a subsidiary of another company or something as such. Not bought or sold on the stock market.

[ascorbic]

That would mean that any IP-heavy company could not get any investment, as selling any significant stake would mean all of their patents would be invalidated.