&gt;for example, copying the German Transrapid train design (or a Siemens power plant!).<p>If you&#x27;re talking about the Shanghai Maglev then it&#x27;s not a unauthorized copy but a licensed one[0].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shanghai_Maglev_Train#Technology_transfer" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shanghai_Maglev_Train#Technolo...</a>