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Patrick Leahy: “Bad actors have held up Main Street businesses and innovative companies to extort financial settlements.”

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
Bad actors have held up Main Street businesses and innovative companies to extort financial settlements.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy criticizes misuse of the patent system by exploitative entities.

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