Lawsuits consume time, and money, and rest, and friends.
诉讼将消耗时间、金钱、休息和失去朋友。
Yet a great many processes depending on such research are sought for with complete secrecy until the stage at which patents can be taken out.
然而,依赖这种研究的很多工艺程序是在完全保密的情况下进行的,直到可以取得专利权的阶段为止。