신문기사를 읽다가 관련된 부분이 있어서 옮깁니다.  그 특허청장은 그런 얘기 한 적이 없다고 하는 군요.  ^^

The length and depth of the downturn has led to a new mentality among some electronics people, Smith said. This group — Flat Earthers, Smith called them — "is saying that there are no more killer applications for electronics. They are saying that we will never see historic growth rates again. These statements are just as false as that famous quotation from the head of the patent office saying that all the useful inventions had been made. By the way, I researched that one, and he never said it."