Stephen O'Sullivan, the assistant general counsel for Pharmacia, says that the proposed changes would have a chilling effect on new drug research and development.

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Last year, for the first time, spending by Apple and Google on patent lawsuits and unusually big-dollar patent purchases exceeded spending on research and development of new products, according to public filings.

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Mr Kerry also says he would open bilateral talks with North Korea and Iran, appoint presidential envoys to the Middle East and for nuclear proliferation, boost aid to failed states, spend more on public diplomacy, stop research and development of new nuclear weapons and even give all Americans a chance to learn a foreign language.

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The company is also building a new facility on the campus to house research and development.

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What we want to focus on is advanced manufacturing that combines new technology, so research and development to figure out how are we going to create the next Twitter, how are we going to create the next Google, how are we going to create the next big thing -- but make sure that production is here.

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He currently teaches and conducts research on macroeconomics, political economy and development with the rank of Associate Professor at the Whittemore School of the University of New Hampshire.

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