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Andrea Joy Campbell: there were things in the bill, however, that the universities do not like, like the reexamination procedure. They think…

On the recordApril 17, 1997
there were things in the bill, however, that the universities do not like, like the reexamination procedure. They think they have a patent and then suddenly under this bill it can be opened up for reexamination in ways and in processes not under existing law. I agree with my colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Frank]. The burden of proof is on anyone who wants to change the status quo, and that is true of the gentleman from California [Mr. Rohrabacher] and it is true of the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Coble]. But if you ask the universities, their bottom line is leave it alone, and that is what we should do today.
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Andrea Joy Campbell
Massachusetts

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Discussing concerns from universities regarding a bill's reexamination procedure.

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