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What was not in the letter. if specific things are being told to say put in the letter then what was not in the letter. not only with dr. bornstein, but with dr. ronny jackson. there was a lot of hyperbolic language used there as well and that is concerning. because the language aside, you need to know everything. what do we know about the president's health right now? it is hard to say based on this new reporting. >> and alex, i understand dr. bornstein told then candidate trump what he couldn't put in the letter as he was dictating it, right? >> that's right. what we understand from dr. born...

>> bringing in alex back and dr. sanjay gupta. have you ever heard of such a thing? is that even legal for a doctor to release something that was written by a patient? can i call up my doctor and dictate a letter to him? >> no. i mean, never heard of such a thing. i don't know about the legality of it. it is certainly unprofessional. it is unethical. i haven't heard of it. and we kind of anticipated or expected or not surprised by this. not only because of the hyper bollic exaggerated nature of the letter. but but because the letter says everything was positive, which is a bad thing in medicin...

To predict heart disease in their families, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. >> the strapgest -- one of the strangest letters ever written by dr. bornstein. saying the president had extraordinary physical strength. and if elected he would be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. cnn's alex mark joins us now. what have you learned about that letter? >> reporter: i know you'll be shocked to learn that he was not

Compete with you because you're kicking our butts in the marketplace. if you're a competitor, you stand up and fight. that's what we're doing. >> you're broadening this from this company and what's happening with impression products. from your perspective, what are the implications? >> they are enormous. the question is whether or not there can be resale markets for virtually anything. cars, cell phones, any equipment that companies buy and use in their production. if lexmark's rule is correct, the sellers can say once you purchase it, you don't have the right to resell it or repair it or you ...

Paul. if you can explain to us what is at stake here. >> sure, j.j. this case addresses two really important issues about ownership rights. when a patentee manufacturers a good and they sell it typically the purchaser of that good acquires the rights to that item and can do what they want with it. there are two really important issues here. the first is whether or not a patentee after selling the good can restrict the way in which the purchaser either resells or repairs those goods. lex mark's position is a patentee can prevent the purchaser from either reselling a good that they lawfully purc...