Political Quotes

“I first want to thank Chairman Smith and Chairman Goodlatte for their leadership in getting us to the point that we are on this important legislation here this evening. Section 8, clause 8 of the Constitution states that the Congress shall have power to ``promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.'' The Constitution clearly grants Congress the authority to grant patent rights to inventors, and it defers to the discretion of Congress how best to procedurally award these rights to the inventor. I rise in support of H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act. The first- inventor-to-file provision shifts us to a system used by all other modern, industrial nations. This system would end the need for expensive discovery and litigation over priority dates and would put an end to expensive interference proceedings that small entities overwhelmingly lose. This provision also ensures that inventors can establish priority dates by filing simple and inexpensive provisional applications. This is a much needed change, which former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey indicated would be both constitutional and wise. Congress has the right, in fact the duty, to protect those who invent or discover. {time} 2030 Through in-depth studies conducted by former U.S.…”