102198--10/28/2008--COMPETITIVE_TECHNOLOGIES_INC

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{property, intellectual, protect}
{stock, price, share}
{product, market, service}
{product, candidate, development}
{capital, credit, financial}
{personnel, key, retain}
{control, financial, internal}
{regulation, change, law}
{customer, product, revenue}
{competitive, industry, competition}
CERTAIN OF OUR LICENSED PATENTS HAVE RECENTLY EXPIRED OR WILL EXPIRE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE THEIR ROYALTY REVENUE. WE DERIVED MORE THAN 75% OF OUR RETAINED ROYALTIES IN FISCAL 2007 FROM ONE TECHNOLOGY. SALES OF OUR COMMON STOCK TO FUSION CAPITAL WILL CAUSE DILUTION TO CURRENT SHAREHOLDERS AND FUSION CAPITAL'S RESALE OF THOSE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK COULD CAUSE THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK TO DECLINE. IN THREE OF THE LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS, WE INCURRED SIGNIFICANT NET LOSSES AND NEGATIVE CASH FLOWS, AND OUR ABILITY TO FINANCE FUTURE LOSSES IS LIMITED, AND MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT EXISTING STOCKHOLDERS. WE RECEIVE MOST OF OUR REVENUE FROM CUSTOMERS OVER WHOM WE HAVE NO CONTROL. STRONG COMPETITION WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY MAY REDUCE OUR CLIENT BASE. OUR REVENUE GROWTH DEPENDS ON OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS OF OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR MARKETS. IF WE FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THEIR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OR MARKETS, WE LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS AND GENERATE REVENUES. OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY PERSONNEL. OUR CUSTOMERS, AND WE, DEPEND ON GOVERNMENT APPROVALS TO COMMERCIALLY DEVELOP CERTAIN LICENSED PRODUCTS. IF WE, AND OUR CLIENTS, ARE UNABLE TO PROTECT THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY UNDERLYING OUR LICENSES, OR TO ENFORCE OUR PATENTS ADEQUATELY, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO DEVELOP SUCH LICENSED PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGIES SUCCESSFULLY. PATENT LITIGATION HAS INCREASED; IT CAN BE EXPENSIVE, AND MAY DELAY OR PREVENT OUR CUSTOMERS' PRODUCTS FROM ENTERING THE MARKET. UNRECOVERABLE EXPENSES, TECHNICAL PROBLEM, AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT DEVELOPMENT FUNDS WILL BE INSUFFICIENT. THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY ONE OR MORE OF THESE RISKS COULD CAUSE US TO ABANDON OR SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGE OUR TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION STRATEGY. WE HAVE NOT PAID DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK. AS A PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. IN DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS WE ARE AFFECTED BY PATENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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