05/18/2010
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"The Patent Reform Act is about jobs, about innovation; it is also about consumers."
"This year, we are working to make additional progress by modernizing the United States patent system."
"Unquestionably for IBM, patent reform will increase the value of our company in a number of ways."
"We worked together with 21 Senate cosponsors, Republicans and Democrats, our House counterparts."