What I wanted to ask, though, is if the proposal in H.R. 400 that the gentleman is promoting is going to be useful, currently if publication is going to be such a good idea, early publication for small inventors and small business, why have they not published under the current law, which they can do if they wish, but they do not do it?
Marcy Kaptur: “What I wanted to ask, though, is if the proposal in H.R. 400 that the gentleman is promoting is going to be useful…”
On the recordApril 23, 1997
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Questioning the effectiveness of H.R. 400 regarding publication for small inventors.
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