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Patent Law: A Handbook for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2020-09-16 · Reports · 16,203 words · PDF available
A patent gives its owner the exclusive right to make, use, import, sell, or offer for sale the invention covered by the patent. The patent system has long been viewed as important to encouraging Ameri...
Police Reform and the 116th Congress: Selected Legal Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2020-09-16 · Reports · 21,389 words · PDF available
Nationwide protests during the spring and summer of 2020 related to police use of force have prompted calls for increased congressional regulation of federal, state, and local law enforcement. There a...
Medical Supply Chains and Policy Options: The Data Challenge
Congressional Research Service · 2020-09-16 · Resources · 1,813 words · PDF available
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has revealed some areas in which the United States relies heavily on global supply chains. U.S. shortages of critical supplies of medical products have...