You are stubbornly missing the point.
Verichip is the sole owner and manufacturer (so far) of the chips and the information the chip represents (in VERICHIP's database).
The chips are NOT for sale. If you want the chip info, Verichip will sell it to you, no matter who you are.
Yes, I'm a real technophobe: ADSL, 5 'puters linked and in use in the house, hell even my VACUUM CLEANER has a processor in it.
I guess I'll go and listen to some '78's on the Victrola now....
>>>You are stubbornly missing the point.
>>>>Verichip is the sole owner and manufacturer (so far) of the chips and the information the chip represents (in VERICHIP's database.
And you MY point. Don't use Verichip. Use another product (they are not the only game in town).
It's a bit more convoluted than that.
The patent for the implantable microchip (for both animal and human applications) is owned by Digital Angel Corp. which in turn is owned by Applied Digital Solutions, who also are about to IPO the Verichip Corp. Applied Digital licenses the rights to the human applications from Digital Angel and will spin off that license to the Verichip Corp.
The chips themselves are manufactured by Raytheon (article cite).