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To: Sector Investor who wrote (1166)	5/17/2002 8:03:37 PM
From: geoffrey Wren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7249

Well, as to copying, I have experience in one of the companies I own stock in. POWI. They make chips that convert ac power to dc power, significantly reducing the size of the "bricks" that plug into the wall for your cell phone charger, etc. They have a lot of patents. They have a unique product. They sold their product to Motorola. Motorola then decided to make their own product. POWI had to sue them, and did, and won, but it was a great distraction of resources and time for POWI. Then, they gave up the damages awarded to get MOT to agree not to do it again. It may be different in the military procurement department as was suggested, but I worry about the big gorillas of the world. Let's not forget how long the cigarette companies held off responsibility by overwhelming their opponents with legal costs. Well, that's all. Hope my concerns are unfounded as you suggest.