Such patents already exist. In March,for example, after re-examination, Amazon.com received a patent for its one-click ordering process.

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What we have to do is to have one single examination board.

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One recent examination of primary and secondary buyouts in Europe between 1989 and 2006 found that the median IRR for the secondary buyouts was 32 percent, not far below the 36 percent the primary buyouts earned (see figure below).

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The study conclusions have now been confirmed through a re-examination by one of the leading independent institutions in the country (Duke Clinical Research Institute).

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