Startups that can't compete on product deserve to be beaten in the marketplace. If a Chinese factory can clone your device just by looking at it, you're definitely not doing anything worthy of a patent.
There is a vast swath of reasonable patents that are easily "copyable" after the fact.
If something wasn't easily copyable then you wouldn't need a patent in the first place.
You're kidding, right?
The Wright Brothers had hundreds of competitors at the time. They were also very private during their later attempts to get their flying machine to work, so that they could avoid competitors copying their design.
It's definitely made me re-evaluate some of my AliBaba purchases - I don't think insurance will cover you if your house is burnt down by something that doesn't comply to Australian safety standards.
[0]: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-07/government-raises-hove...