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Vernon Ehlers: “However, based on the information I am being given by the inventors and the researchers in the field, the additional…”

On the recordJune 23, 2000
However, based on the information I am being given by the inventors and the researchers in the field, the additional funding for the Patent and Trademark Office is needed in order to process the new patents rapidly enough.
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Vernon Ehlers
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the need for additional funding for the Patent and Trademark Office.

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