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Andrea Joy Campbell: “If somebody under present law wants to try for a patent and wants to keep that going until they are fairly sure they…”

On the recordApril 17, 1997
If somebody under present law wants to try for a patent and wants to keep that going until they are fairly sure they will not get it, they can still go the trade secret route, but under House Resolution 400, come 18 months, they cannot.
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Andrea Joy Campbell
Massachusetts

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Discussing implications of House Resolution 400 on patent law.

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