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Zoe Lofgren: “Under title VI the Public Advisory Committee for Patents has been altered to provide a quarter of the representation to…”

On the recordAugust 3, 1999
Under title VI the Public Advisory Committee for Patents has been altered to provide a quarter of the representation to independents, so-called independent inventors. There is concern that institutional inventors, including universities, might be disadvantaged by this change. Can the gentleman advise us as to the wisdom of this proposal?
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Discussing changes to the Public Advisory Committee for Patents and their impact on independent and institutional inventors.

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