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                                                                  AJR 23
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          Date of Hearing:   January 23, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
              AJR 23 (John A. Pérez) - As Introduced:  January 23, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Relative to economic development.

           SUMMARY  :  California stands committed to fostering the economic 
          and business environment necessary to continue promoting the 
          innovation economy in our state and urges the United States 
          Patent and Trademark Office to place a satellite office in 
          California. Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:

             1.   In 2010, California received 30,080 patents, 
               representing 25 percent of all patents granted in the 
               United States and more than four times the number of any 
               other state.

             2.   California is at the forefront of the innovation economy 
               with Northern California being the birthplace of 
               biotechnology, inventors and leaders in high technology, 
               and the burgeoning field of green technology.

             3.   Southern California is home to pioneers and leaders of 
               the entertainment industry, biomedical devices, and the 
               aerospace industry.

             4.   California has many of the top-ranked universities in 
               the country for engineering, science, and the law that 
               produce the educated workforce currently staffing the 
               satellite office of the United States Patent and Trademark 
               Office.

             5.   Most foreign patent filings come from countries in Asia, 
               and California's proximity to Asia is a key reason our 
               major cities have well-established business networks within 
               Asia.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 








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          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800