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Sierra Wall™, a patented sound barrier primarily for roadside use;
−Removed: Easi-Set® and Easi-Span® patented transportable concrete buildings;
−Removed: and Beach Prisms™ erosion mitigating modules.
+Added: and Easi-Set® and Easi-Span® patented transportable concrete buildings.
In addition, the Company's precast subsidiaries produce farm products such as cattleguards and water and feed troughs, custom order precast concrete products with various architectural surfaces, and generic highway sound barriers, retaining walls and utility vaults.
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Smith-Carolina Corporation, a North Carolina corporation;
−Removed: Smith-Columbia Corporation, a South Carolina corporation, Easi-Set Industries, Inc., a Virginia corporation doing business as Easi-Set Worldwide;
+Added: Smith-Columbia Corporation, a South Carolina corporation;
+Added: Easi-Set Industries, Inc., a Virginia corporation doing business as Easi-Set Worldwide;
Concrete Safety Systems, Inc., a Virginia corporation;
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The Company received “design protection” in the United States for the Beach Prisms™ in 2010.
−Removed: State and local approvals are necessary for installation of the product, and the Company has experienced challenges receiving approvals in their local markets.
+Added: State and local approvals are necessary for installation of the product, and the Company has experienced for several years challenges receiving approvals in their local markets.
H2Out™ Secondary Drainage System
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The Company also occasionally negotiates with and sells directly to end-users.
−Removed: The precast concrete industry is highly competitive and consists of a few large companies and many small to mid-size companies, several of which have substantially greater financial and other resources than the Company.
+Added: The precast concrete industry is highly competitive and consists of a few large companies and many small to mid-size companies, several of which have substantially greater resources than the Company.
Nationally, several large companies dominate the precast concrete market.
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Our intellectual property assets include patents, patent applications, trade secrets, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, operating and instruction manuals, crash tests, non-disclosure and other contractual arrangements.
+Added: The patents for certain products have expired, however the regulatory testing, capital resources, and regulatory approvals needed to enter these markets has minimized new competitors entering the market with similar products.
+Added: The Company continues to develop proprietary products that are protected by a variety of intellectual property including, but not limited to crash testing, independent laboratory testing, sales and marketing manuals and methods, production and installation manuals and methods, trade mark and trade dress protection, copyrights, brand names, FHWA approvals, state DOT approvals, as well as patents.
While the Company intends to vigorously enforce its patent rights against infringement by third parties, no assurance can be given that the patents or the Company's patent rights will be enforceable or provide the Company with meaningful protection from competitors or that its patent applications will be allowed.
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Not applicable.
−Removed: Unresolved Staff Comments
−Removed: Not applicable.
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