What is more, where such constraints have been created (primarily of an East-West character, pursuant to agreements reached in the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls, or COCOM), federal authorities in Bonn have been largely unwilling to enforce them vigorously or to impose meaningful penalties on violators.

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Now, Asharaf says, he and his brother have given up on trying to vigorously enforce the law that so many others defy.

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Samsung said it "intends to vigorously enforce its intellectual property rights, and these lawsuits reflect Samsung LED's commitment to that enforcement", the company said in a statement.

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