So, it is critical that the USPTO function properly to fulfill its role in helping determine what intellectual property rights, if any, will be accorded to inventors.
Some might argue that marriage is a legal construct, since like private property, it is hard to imagine how it could function as an arrangement in a modern society without formalized legal rules.
The bill would also allow contracting out of the examination function which means that foreign entities could be in a position to determine U.S. property rights.