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Darrell Issa: To promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for a limited times to authors and inventors the…

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
To promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for a limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa emphasizes the constitutional purpose of patents during a discussion on legislation.

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