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Maxine Waters: “Why should we be so concerned to make sure that you can receive your patents abroad and maybe even infringe on small…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2011
Why should we be so concerned to make sure that you can receive your patents abroad and maybe even infringe on small inventors?
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters questions the impact of patent policies on small inventors and job creation.

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