Richard Nixon actually said...

If we take these steps, I believe we would not only ensure a more orderly and complete patent examination but also greatly strengthen public...

Benjamin Franklin, a famous inventor as well as a statesman, reflected once that he wished it his destiny 'to be born two or three centuries...

So long as the spirit of Franklin remains alive in America, we can be confident that our civilization will flourish.

It would preserve and extend some of the best and most important aspects of our current patent system.