“As challenging as the patenting process is, I respect the fact that it really does enable companies to have protection as they are working on commercial use of the technologies. This need is especially important for human therapies, which require a lot of financial investment and a long time to develop. So as imperfect as the process is, it serves a very important purpose, and I respect that.”
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