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That quotation is accurate, but apparently taken out of context. See http://www.ideafinder.com/guest/archives/wow-duell.htm http://www.ideafinder.com/guest/archives/wow-duell.htm "But Commissioner Ellsworth was simply using a bit of rhetorical flourish to emphasize the growing number of patents as presented in the rest of the report. He even outlined specific areas in which he expected patent activity to increase in the future."