"I think there is a concern about delays. Some of those delays are probably a lack of resources for you and your team and if the fees had not been diverted, we would not have a shortage of resources."
"Twenty years without parole is a very serious, heavy sentence."
"I think it was a major step that the Congress took before I came here."
"I expect things should go forward in a timely manner. I don't believe that any of you need to be held up."
"Well, I certainly agree with that, but as you having worked with that statute, did you find it helpful in your case to render justice?"
"I would just say to you that there is a siren call of temptation out there, always, 'Well, this is not quite the way I would like it to come out and I would like to do it differently.'"
"So it is bad government and bad management on our side."
"Congratulations to each of you for your nomination. I'm happy for you and your families."
"Our position is that if speech is involved it's commercial speech, which is not entitled to the same protection under the law as political speech."
"Do you think you can effectively manage the PTO through this difficult time, reduce the backlog, reduce patent pendency, if you constantly have the threat of fee diversion hanging over your head every..."
"I believe that establishing the guidelines is the role of Congress."