Sufficiently in advance of the December deadline to allow us to have this hearing and then follow up. I'll now recognize myself for an official opening statement. In 2011, Congress passed the American Invents act on a broadly bipartisan, bicameral basis to modernize our patent system. and ensure that only high quality patents were protected. I note that high quality patents are not created initially. They are a process of initial creativity and then examination re examination and the like. (00:11–00:21)
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