What is the ruling on working in the engineering field of maintenance and development of medical devices, knowing that 10% of these devices are imported and have contracts that prohibit sharing their designs, and sometimes similar and developed devices are manufactured locally, 70% of which are similar to the original, and 100% of the electrical boards are designed by the manufacturer, with the phrase "All rights reserved" on everything?
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There is no blame on the questioner for manufacturing the aforementioned item, as the phrase "All rights reserved, and the client must maintain the confidentiality of the documents and design" does not mean that his factory cannot benefit from the design by modifying it or manufacturing new machines suitable for its production. Rather, the intention is not to give the documents related to these machines to other companies that produce the same type, as this would cause harm to the selling company.
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