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Smith Remarks to San Antonio Free Trade Alliance
May 15, 2006
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The Free Trade Alliance deserves our thanks for their work to promote San Antonio as a major inland port and center for international business. Its contributions have elevated our city’s importance as a hub of international commerce. And the Alliance’s efforts have better connected us with our neig...
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Smith Remarks to the CATO Institute on Intellectual Property
Apr 26, 2006
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Thank you for inviting me to speak today on the general subject of intellectual property. I have the honor of serving as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the House Judiciary Committee. The IP Subcommittee is an important one for my district, ...
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Smith Remarks to IBM Employees
Jan 26, 2006
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I am pleased to be here with you today to celebrate IBM`s extraordinary ability to innovate. Last year, the Patent and Trademark Office granted IBM 2,941 patents. This is the eighth consecutive year the company has received more than 2,000 patents. This is the 13th consecutive year that IBM has rece...
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Smith Remarks Before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Annual Legal Reform Conference
Oct 26, 2005
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It’s an honor to be hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today. Thank you all for your efforts on behalf of business owners throughout the nation. And I’d like to thank you for this Federal Legislative Achievement award. I understand that it has only been given six times so I’m in good compan...
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Smith Remarks to Austin PTO Conference
Sep 12, 2005
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Thank you, Steve, for that introduction. It’s nice to have known Steve Pinkos for some time. Both he and PTO Director Dudas are former Counsels of the House Judiciary Committee and are working hard to improve PTO’s operations. And it’s appropriate for the PTO to be here in Austin.Thousands of pat...
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Remarks Before the Conference on Patent Reform
Jun 9, 2005
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Good afternoon. It’s an honor to address the Conference on Patent Reform. Since my Subcommittee just this morning concluded a hearing on the new bill, the “Patent Reform act of 2005,” I hope you feel that my comments are at least timely. Before I discuss the legislation, I want to thank Rick Levin...
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Trinity University Commencement Remarks
May 14, 2005
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President Brazil, thank you for that generous introduction and for the opportunity to participate in Trinity’s 136th commencement. I’m honored to be with you, the faculty, staff, parents, guests, and those who are only minutes away from holding their diplomas. As you reminded me a few weeks ago, w...
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Remarks to San Antonio Free Trade Alliance
May 9, 2005
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Berto, thank you for that generous introduction. It’s an honor to be hosted by the San Antonio Free Trade Alliance. And I very much appreciate the Loeffler Tuggey Powerstein Rosenthal law firm being the prime sponsor of this event.International trade with partners who value freedom, security, open ...
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Remarks to Greater San Antonio Chamber Of Commerce
Apr 29, 2005
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Thank you, John, for that warm and generous introduction. It’s an honor to be hosted by the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. I would like to thank the Chamber and all of you in this room today for your efforts on behalf of business owners throughout our great city. Whether it’s sponsoring tr...
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Remarks to the Confronting the Judicial War on Faith Conference
Apr 7, 2005
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It’s good to be with you. And I’m pleased to be here to talk about the need to confront judicial activism.One of our Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, wisely noted, “To consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions [is] a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one whic...
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