X-ray, CT manufacturers deserve "just compensation" from servicers for software -- law firm petition.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
X-RAY, CT MANUFACTURERS ENTITLED TO "JUST COMPENSATION" FOR DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE if FDA requires firms to provide it to third-party service organizations, the Washington, D.C. law firm Hyman, Phelps & McNamara says in a request for an advisory opinion submitted to FDA Dec. 24. The document asks FDA to affirm "that manufacturers are not prohibited from charging customers, assemblers and others an arms-length price to license their software."
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