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Richard Nixon: My proposal would also preserve the American concept of giving the patent to the person who is first to invent, because…

On the recordSeptember 26, 1973
My proposal would also preserve the American concept of giving the patent to the person who is first to invent, because he is the individual most deserving of recognition and encouragement.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress Proposing Patent Modernization and Reform Legislation

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