Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to go back to one of the things that I thought was really interesting in your presentation, Mr. Laporte, about the five years to apply for patent pending, an issue that's being discussed. You were saying that 30% asked for an examination right away, but 25% wait until the five-year mark.
Is that an impediment to us in getting things to market? When one-quarter of all those applications wait until the end of five years—and I know you said comparing us to other countries is like comparing apples and oranges—should that five years be reviewed in terms of processing? If one-quarter of applicants are saying they'll file and wait until the very end, that's a little alarming in my opinion.