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15 October 2020PatentsMuireann Bolger

Barrett offers views on IP during confirmation hearing

US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has added her voice to calls for more clarity regarding patent eligibility following a  spate of controversial rulings by the US courts, and has said that Congress would be best placed to assess how copyright law should be applied to new technology.

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