"They maliciously tried to wipe out the operation, " says Vincent Lin, PrediWave's in-house counsel.

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In April 2004 it sent a letter saying it wouldn't accept any more PrediWave goods and demanded its money back.

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Tipped off by a California patent lawyer, Chan flew to Santa Clara in early 2000 for a product demonstration at PrediWave.

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