Undergraduate thesis was plagiarized and applied for a patent. How to defend rights?
In this case, if the other party does not infringe, it is impossible to talk about safeguarding rights. Because the undergraduate thesis is public, it is legal for others to use the methods provided by public documents. If there is something public in your patent, that part is not protected. You can sue the other party in court, but if the other party presents the undergraduate thesis as evidence in court, you can't win.