Andrea Joy Campbell: “I wish to speak on the question of who is on which side. I think that is a useful way to analyze the factors in these…”

“I wish to speak on the question of who is on which side. I think that is a useful way to analyze the factors in these bills. The inventors want to keep the rights that they have when they invent and do not want to be forced to disclose. The commercializers want to have as much disclosure as possible so that they can make use of those inventions. I am not condemning either side, but by identifying them, I think we see that if we can achieve the commercializers' legitimate interests without undercutting the inventors, then we have achieved something. That is what is in the Rohrabacher bill. Some of my colleagues on the other side have spoken about the high-tech companies who support H.R. 400, and I agree they do. But it is very interesting to me that the university community has been silent and has not rushed to support H.R. 400. In fact, I have had extensive dealings with the university community and they are staying off, because they are worried about what this might do to the inventive process. Mr. Chairman, I would conclude with one last observation, and that is that people speak of a level playing field with Europe. I say to my colleagues, I do not want a level playing field. We are better.”