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Remarks to the Greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor NanoBio Tech Summit
Apr 1, 2005
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Thank you, Dr. Trauth for that generous introduction. It’s an honor to be here today to address all of you at the Greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council NanoBioTech Summit.The I-35 Corridor enjoys the well-deserved reputation as one of the most high-tech, and one of the fastest growing, regions...
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Keynote Address to Texas Infrastructure Protection Symposium
Aug 6, 2004
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Thank you for that introduction President Romo, and thank you for inviting me to speak today. I`m glad to be with such a distinguished group of people. Your work, expertise, and dedication have never been more appreciated by the American people as they have been in the past three years. You are wo...
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Remarks to the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Section
Apr 1, 2004
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It’s a pleasure to be here at the ABA’s spring meeting to discuss intellectual property legislation and issues. The IP Subcommittee recently experienced an extra-ordinary two weeks.The House passed the Patent and Trademark Office Fee Act (PTO), the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act (CARP...
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Remarks to the American Intellectual Property Law Association
Oct 31, 2003
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I’d like to begin today’s remarks by announcing two initiatives that may be of interest to the intellectual property community. First, my office is in the process of creating a section on my Congressional web site that will highlight intellectual property crime statistics. These statistics will c...
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Rep. Smith Addreses The International Trademark Association
Sep 24, 2003
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We know the foundation of trademark law is that certain words, images, and logos convey meaningful information to the public, including the source, quality, and goodwill of a product or service.Trademarks, whether they involve an automobile, sports team or beverage, immediately make a product known ...
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Rep. Smith Addresses Border Terrorism Conference
Sep 8, 2003
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Good morning – thank you for that introduction, and thank you for inviting me to speak today. I`m glad to be with such a distinguished group of people. The work you do, the expertise you possess, and the dedication you apply to your responsibilities have never been more appreciated by the American ...
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Rep. Smith Addresses The Media Institute
Jul 15, 2003
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Thank you all for being active in the fight to protect intellectual property. To show you where my priorities are - the full name of the Subcommittee I chair is Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Subcommittee, but I usually refer to it as the IP Subcommittee. As our nati...
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Rep. Smith Addresses BIO 2003 Convention
Jun 23, 2003
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It is well-known that patents have played a central role in our industrial and economic history since Thomas Jefferson served as the first patent commissioner.In fact, one of my predecessors, Representative Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio, Chairman of the House Committee on Patents in 1891, offered thi...
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Rep. Smith Keynotes Progress & Freedom Foundation Conference
Jun 10, 2003
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Today, I`d like to do something I don`t do very often, and that is to speak from a written text. It is said of William F. Buckley that he "pays the audience the ultimate tribute of a prepared talk." I`d like to do the same as we address the issues of this conference, many of which I have a special ...
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Address to the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers
Apr 16, 2003
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Good afternoon – thank you for inviting me to speak today. The work of ASCAP and your dedication to protecting intellectual property rights is vital to the music industry. Without you – the songwriters, the composers – and the work you do to protect intellectual property rights, the music industry...
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