Even during its "war on terrorism," the U.S. government says it can't suspend patents. Wrong: it's done so before.
Let's say a government is at war. Imagine further that a powerful company holds a patent on technology vital to the government's ability to fight that war or protect its citizens. Wouldn't you assume that the government would place national protection far above patent protection?
Of course you would.
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