But critical to most of these investments is a sound intellectual property position to protect those investments, since intellectual property rights can provide barriers to market entry.

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ImClone and Bristol say that ImClone's intellectual-property position is strong and that it is at least a year ahead of both competitors.

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However, the real victims of poverty and disease are already finding themselves in a worse position because of previous attacks on intellectual property.

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It is a slow growth business, but its leadership position, strong product portfolio and intellectual property will help its profitability and cash flows.

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As a leading global telecommunications solutions provider, Huawei abides by and respects third-party intellectual property rights (IPR) and strives for continuous innovation to maintain our leadership position.

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We believe that as we continue to execute on our operator deals, continue to drive value from our intellectual property, and continue to innovate in advanced television, we will be in a position for sustained growth.

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