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Well, patents are public or free of rights after 20-30 years I think: If I don't mistake but it may depend of the country wher it was deposed...
So after this time, most likely, you can just seat and look the others copying your invention.
I know the problem myself as I patented something last year: First of all, you get protected in the countries you pay patented rights to( It's can be a lot of $ if you want to be internationnal...To pay every year!)
Generally people depose them patent in the biggests economic countries: Mean that the other little lands can "legally" copy and use your invention in them own territory.
When you are patented, your "blue prints" come on the net(public) and make your invention even more vulnerable! What a paradoxal situation...
After that, you are by yourself: If the one who copy you(on a smart/slight way) is much richer than you and know very well the laws, you may break down economicly after a long painfull lawsuit, maybe give up before the end and loose!
Anyway, large majority of the guys who buy homages are not potential customers for the big trades. They buy homages because they can't afford the real thing: They just dream or will forever dream of it.
This is 2 worlds who nearly never meet: The world of the rich client and the world of the poor client.
From this fact: Hommages don't steal potential customers to luxurious trades. They just create even more need and maybe tempt even further the poor guy to put money on the side for buying the real thing one day.