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Zoe Lofgren: The PTO is not a lawmaking body.

On the recordApril 26, 2023
The PTO is not a lawmaking body.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Lofgren emphasizes that the Patent and Trademark Office cannot create laws.

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