05/14/2019
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"A WRDA has not been authorized since 2007. A new authorization is necessary to continue approved flood control."
"But to the extent that the existence of the patent and the existence of the current patent term as we have it set up, facilitates innovation, leads to innovation."
"We don't want anti-competitive behavior in our marketplace."
"Whereas, with Rule of Reason analysis they could continue to take into account the presumption of patent validity and that would operate unhindered in that context."