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I think we know many more things now than we did when some of the patents that are at subject or issue in the CBM proceedings were issued.

I believe the intent of the CBM proceedings was to address some patents that had issued out of the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the area of business methods related to financial services.

So I think, Chairman Issa, you hit exactly the point which is that in the IPR proceedings, you have two sides to a proceeding.

The USPTO has successfully implemented the CBM program pursuant to the America Invents Act, meeting its congressional intent.

I think there's a lot of sense to that proposal, and I think certainly many district courts across the country are very capable of doing that.

So if there is a heightened pleading requirement in the complaint, clearly there is an incentive to get every claim in that you think is allegedly infringed.

The USPTO is working hard to make sure that the proceedings, the AIA post-grant review proceedings are as efficient and fair as possible.

There are clear advantages to be had in considering proposals related to tightening venue restrictions.

Venue is a very important issue, and many courts are working hard to actively manage their cases and control discovery in their district courts.

If they're engaged in abusive behavior... it's important that if they're engaged in abusive behavior and they direct and control abusive litigation, that they too should be responsible.

We need to protect that because otherwise we can chill investment in some very important new enterprises which is so critical to our Nation's continued economic success.

We believe it raises the cost for those who are engaging in abusive tactics, and it provides the right financial incentives for both plaintiffs and defendants.

I'm in favor of anything we can do to decrease the opportunities and advantages of forum shopping.

I think that's a very interesting idea because if nothing else, it's clear and it's simple;

I think there's an advantage to uniformity in our system.

I would like to engage the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Price) in a colloquy. I was wondering if it were possible for the gentleman to yield the Congressional Black Caucus maybe 4 to 6 minutes of his time. We have many speakers, and we have…

Don't believe the hype. I agree with the gentleman from Wisconsin. Don't believe the hype. This is not a democratic budget, as Americans have come to know it.

I believe that this bill is a states' rights issue, that the State of Utah does not want gambling within its borders.