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Andrea Joy Campbell: “It was for exactly that reason I never made the argument about the burdensome lawyers. My argument was different. I…”

On the recordApril 17, 1997
It was for exactly that reason I never made the argument about the burdensome lawyers. My argument was different. I wonder what the gentleman's response might be to that. I understand our legal rights are not changed by H.R. 400 in this regard, but as a practical matter, publication does destroy the applicant's opportunity to go the trade secret route and existing patent law does not. Would the gentleman agree?
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Andrea Joy Campbell
Massachusetts

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Discussing the implications of H.R. 400 on legal rights and trade secrets.

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