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Software patents are definitely still in and companies may press further into the area of electronic processing of information, such as the so far-unpatentable methods of compressing digital signals.

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The methods and means used by unfriendly competitors or hostile nation states and the nature of modern day information processing technology dictate that we must be vigilant in protecting critical information assets and our national research infrastructure.

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