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.
Special Message to the Congress Proposing Patent Modernization and Reform Legislation
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I take this occasion once again to urge prompt and final action on the Trade Reform Act.
This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.
It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider adversely affecting the constitutional separation of powers.
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