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Patrick Leahy: “We cannot be in the 21st century with a 50-year-old system, and we will bring it up-to-date.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
We cannot be in the 21st century with a 50-year-old system, and we will bring it up-to-date.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy argues for updating outdated patent laws.

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