Is it okay to publish a paper or launch a product before applying for a patent?

Open technology without patent protection can be used by anyone, so when you publish a paper or launch a product, others or other manufacturers can plagiarize your technology or your product. What's more, you can steal your research results and apply for a patent, and when you get the patent, you can sue the court or the patent administration for infringement of its patent, which will not only make you unable to use it as a real inventor, but also put you in a passive position of illegal punishment. On the other hand, if your invention is patented, your patent right will be protected by the national patent law, and no unit or individual can use it without your consent, otherwise it will be severely punished by law. Patent rights can be traded as a kind of property in the market, and economic benefits can be obtained through technology transfer, patent shareholding, production and sales of patented products, etc.