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Zoe Lofgren: “Something like a quarter of the patents in the United States come from the Silicon Valley.”

On the recordMay 15, 2012
Something like a quarter of the patents in the United States come from the Silicon Valley.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Lofgren highlights the significant contribution of Silicon Valley to U.S. patents.

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