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Melvin Watt: “The prior user rights provision represents a fair balance between trade secrets and patented inventions within the…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
The prior user rights provision represents a fair balance between trade secrets and patented inventions within the marketplace.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Describes prior user rights as a balance that protects businesses and promotes competition.

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