House of Reps. cuts USPTO fee siphon
March 3, 2004 on 9:24 pm | In USPTO |C:Net | Lawmakers: Hands off patent fees
The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Wednesday legislation that would prevent lawmakers from directing patent fees away from the Patent and Trademark Office toward the general fund and other unrelated areas. The landmark bill could set new ground rules for budget-making in Congress…
Now the bill goes to the Senate.
By the way…fees would go up ~15% under the proposed bill according to this Associated Press article.
UPDATE: USPTO announcement.
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