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End nears in Bard patent battle
2015-01-20 07:49:06| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
In 1973, a plant manager with W.L. Gore & Associates was testing whether the chemical compound used in Gore-Tex weatherproof fabric could be modified to also make artificial blood vessels. The manager shipped the material to several researchers, including a Phoenix cardiologist, setting up one of the longest patent disputes in U.S. history.
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