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No you couldn't have. For example read the history of legal battles between 
Lionel trains and Mikes train house. contractor for MTH approached Lionel about 
new designs for cheep. Lionel bit and produced these new designs thinking they 
were from an inhouse designer. Instead they were MTH stolen plans. Almost 
bankrupted Lionel. They couldn't do anything legal against the designer since 
they were both using same manufacturing contractor. 
Ryan 

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From: "John Innis via Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net> 
To: "Mark Haynes" <220caribou@gmail.com> 
Cc: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:43:50 PM 
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Spridgets Digest, Vol 58, Issue 6 

That is all true, BUT, there is another layer to this. My company has also done 
business with sub-contractors in China, and I spent some time there getting the 
subs up to speed on the work they were doing for us. They work we got form them 
was of acceptable quality, but definitely the minimum possible quality that we 
could accept. The subs that we worked with did not care if we rejected some 
product, it was cheaper for them to have rework than to do the work to a higher 
standard. So we basically had to inspect everything we got from them. The 
reject rate was definitely much higher than any of the other subcontractors we 
worked with. 

Then there is the IP issue. Just about every design that the China-based sub 
worked on for us ended up getting ripped off and marketed by a different 
Chinese company shortly after out contract ended. Both companies were owned by 
the government of China, so it seems likely they deliberately transferred our 
technology to one of our competitors. Fortunately they did NOT try to sell our 
design in the US. I am pretty sure we could have stopped them, but it would 
have been expensive. 

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Mark Haynes via Spridgets < 
spridgets@autox.team.net > wrote: 



This article is right on point, My brother in-law has traveled to China for 
business (very astute Engineer BTW) and stated that the Chinese will make 
anything that you want to whatever price/quality point YOU define. They CAN 
make very good tools, but its up to the outsourcing company to tell them what 
level of quality they want. 
Unfortunately most of the US firms are more concerned with cost to produce 
rather than longevity and quality (Are you listening HF?). 
JMHO, 

Mark Haynes 
It only goes one way- Pay It Forward 

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<html><body><div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #0000=
00"><div aria-label=3D"Compose body">No you couldn't have. &nbsp;For exampl=
e read the history of legal battles between Lionel trains and Mikes train h=
ouse. &nbsp;contractor for MTH approached Lionel about new designs for chee=
p. Lionel bit and produced these new designs thinking they were from an inh=
ouse designer. &nbsp;Instead they were MTH stolen plans. &nbsp;Almost bankr=
upted Lionel. They couldn't do anything legal against the designer since th=
ey were both using same manufacturing contractor.</div><div aria-label=3D"C=
ompose body">Ryan</div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr"><div style=3D"color:=
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: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"John Innis vi=
a Spridgets" &lt;spridgets@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b>To: </b>"Mark Haynes" &=
lt;220caribou@gmail.com&gt;<br><b>Cc: </b>"spridgets" &lt;spridgets@autox.t=
eam.net&gt;<br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:43:50 PM<br><b>Su=
bject: </b>Re: [Spridgets] Spridgets Digest, Vol 58, Issue 6<br><div><br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>That is all true, BUT, there is another layer to =
this.&nbsp; My company has also done business with sub-contractors in China=
, and I spent some time there getting the subs up to speed on the work they=
 were doing for us.&nbsp; They work we got form them was of acceptable qual=
ity, but definitely the minimum possible quality that we could accept.&nbsp=
; The subs that we worked with did not care if we rejected some product, it=
 was cheaper for them to have rework than to do the work to a higher standa=
rd.&nbsp; So we basically had to inspect everything we got from them.&nbsp;=
 The reject rate was definitely much higher than any of the other subcontra=
ctors we worked with.&nbsp; <br><div><br></div></div>Then there is the IP i=
ssue.&nbsp; Just about every design that the China-based sub worked on for =
us ended up getting ripped off and marketed by a different Chinese company =
shortly after out contract ended.&nbsp; Both companies were owned by the go=
vernment of China, so it seems likely they deliberately transferred our tec=
hnology to one of our competitors.&nbsp; Fortunately they did NOT try to se=
ll our design in the US.&nbsp; I am pretty sure we could have stopped them,=
 but it would have been expensive.&nbsp; <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extr=
a"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Mark Hay=
nes via Spridgets <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.t=
eam.net" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net=
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padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>This article is right on poi=
nt, My brother in-law has traveled to China for business (very astute Engin=
eer BTW) and stated that the Chinese will make anything that you want to wh=
atever price/quality point YOU define. They CAN make very good tools, but i=
ts up to the outsourcing company to tell them what level of quality they wa=
nt.<br></div>Unfortunately most of the US firms are more concerned with cos=
t to produce rather than longevity and quality (Are you listening HF?).<br>=
</div>JMHO,<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div=
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