Marcy Kaptur: “Unfortunately, I have to disagree with him on this bill and urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.R. 1908 because we…”

“Unfortunately, I have to disagree with him on this bill and urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.R. 1908 because we don't want to weaken the U.S. patent system. This is surely not the time with a trillion-dollar trade deficit to do more selling out of America and to try to harmonize our standards down to some of the worst intellectual property pirates like China. This bill essentially makes it easier for infringers to steal U.S. inventions, and it is truly sad that we are only given a few seconds to talk about this. That alone should tell our colleagues, vote ``no,'' give us a chance to open this up and talk about how this is going to affect jobs in America. This bill affects two-thirds to 80 percent of the asset value of all U.S. firms. Most industrial companies in this country oppose it. Over 200 organizations across this country oppose it, including the electronics industry, pharmaceuticals, small inventors, and universities. And, yet, we just get a few seconds here. Let me tell you what is going on. This bill does heavily benefit them because they are some of the worst intellectual property infringers.”