Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson 
Director, NIH 
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September 14, 1976 
3) Issue exclusive license (s) to the inventor (s) for a period 
of no less than 5 years for product patents. 
I sincerely believe this would encourage the development of worthwhile 
patented products and discourage the filing of nuisance and often foolish process 
patent applications. 
Sincerely yours. 
RD : led 
Richard Donovick, Ph.D. 
Director 
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