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To: geoffrey Wren who wrote (1164)	5/17/2002 6:57:40 PM
From: akmike	Respond to of 7249

Hello Geoffrey, I would not presume to comment on something like a take-over bid but relative to: What concerns me is that sometimes these big companies just copy the product and then say: "So, sue me." The little company is in a bad position then. It seems to me that one scenario or another is rather likely. What you say may go on frequently in consumer products, but to my knowledge, it is virtually unheard of in military procurement circles. (for obvious reasons)

To: geoffrey Wren who wrote (1164)	5/17/2002 7:23:50 PM
From: Sector Investor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7249

Geoffrey, Even if they wanted to and thought they could get away with it, how do you copy a product that requires KVH's proprietary "D" optical fiber that only KVH makes, and only inhous, and doesn't sell to anyone? That fiber and it's entire process is covered by many patents and represents well over a decade of research. The FOGs require proprietary Polarity Maintaining (PM) fiber. If you somehow avoided all the patents, bought some lower quality PM fiber somewhere and built a product, it would take a long time to do, cost more and have inferior technical specs.