> > LED lighting fixtures, a kind of used in horticulture, containing over 5,000 LEDs spread across 6 light bars

Also, really makes one wonder if that sort of specific setup is perhaps the subject of an existing patent.

Imagine being in a position whereby there can be no innovation beyond a specific exclusion on a competitive cost basis, and that exclusion being wholly owned already.

Seems an alarming way to either enrich incumbents, or stifle Innovation full stop, or both.