Secondly, ifFrance, as amajorguarantorof the EFSF, loses itstripleArating this couldthreaten the EFSF's top rating, which could jeopardisethe wholerescue effort.
Ontario, Canada-based generic firm Apotex was able to launch a generic version of the heart pill Plavix, Bristol's top drug, because during negotiations Bristol-Myers inexplicably gave away its rights to triple damages should its patent prevail at trial.