FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
BETHESDA. MARYLAND 20014 
STATEMENT BY 
DONALD S. FREDRICKSON, M.D. 
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
ON PATENT POLICY 
. c 
BEFORE THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON MONOPOLY AND ANTICOMPETITIVE ACTIVITIES 
SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS 
UNITED STATES SENATE 
Q . . 
JUNE 26, 1978 
[Appendix B — 243] 
