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21 June 2017Americas

BIO 2017: Section 101 raises fundamental policy question, says 3M

The perceived problem with 35 USC section 101 is a “fundamental question of national innovation policy”, claimed Kevin Rhodes, vice president and chief IP counsel at multinational conglomerate 3M.

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