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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
the goal of the patent reform legislation is to incentivize investment in the American economy, to create jobs, and allow this great country to continue to win in the global marketplace. The amendment I am offering here today would do just that. It would incentivize innovation and investment by prioritizing patents that are vital to the American economy and American competitiveness. It will enable us, in essence, to incentivize that innovation by creating that prioritizing. My amendment would allow the Patent Office to prioritize patent applications that are vital to our national interests. Specifically, the amendment says the Patent Office Director may prioritize the examination of applications for technologies that are important to the national economy or national competitiveness, such as green technologies designed to foster renewable energy, clean energy, biofuels, agricultural sustainability, environmental quality, conservation, or energy efficiency.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez discusses patent reform legislation aimed at boosting the American economy and innovation.

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