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Jodey Arrington: The incentive is to do one, which is to prevent competition, anticompetitive monopoly forces, versus the money it takes…

On the recordMay 9, 2023
The incentive is to do one, which is to prevent competition, anticompetitive monopoly forces, versus the money it takes to develop truly novel innovation.
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Jodey Arrington
Republican · Texas

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Arrington highlights the conflict between patent protection and true innovation investment.

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