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Richard Nixon: “One of the virtues of the American patent system is its emphasis upon practicality--its demands that ideas be reduced to…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1973
One of the virtues of the American patent system is its emphasis upon practicality--its demands that ideas be reduced to a tangible form having a known usefulness before the public should grant a monopoly on the concept to the applicant.
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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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