Unfortunately, a judge may not buy such an explanation. Even if a company hasn't intentionally ripped off a technology, if it has "willfully ignored" the means of protecting itself mentioned above, it still may be sued.
可惜一旦出事，這種說法檢方未必會採信；即使公司不是刻意竊取，但若「有意地忽略」上述必要的防備程序，也有連帶起訴的可能。