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  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • July 12, 2000
    ``A former medical device designer, Krasner once held the patent for a particular design of heart pacemakers. When American Optical, a large-scale medical device manufacturer, came out with a device that infringed upon the patent – using Krasner's design without approval and without paying Krasner a royalty or licensing fee – Krasner says he was surprised to discover how powerless he was to stop it. `I consulted with a patent lawyer and he basically informed me that as soon as I sent a letter to the company informing them about the patent, I would become the target of a contersuit,' Krasner says. `Basically, it would be a matter of who had the deeper pockets, meaning I would automatically lose.'''

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    http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=396b4dbb0

    Reference by LinuxToday.com.

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