Posts Tagged: fee diversion
Rush to Avoid Increased Fees Will Hurt the USPTO
Those rushing to pay fees before September 26, 2011, will save 15%, but the Patent Office will not have access to that money. The budgetary calendar resets on October 1, 2011, which …
Senate Votes 89-9 to Pass Patent Reform, No End to Fee Diversion
It looks like my prediction on Tuesday that the Senate would pass H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, prior to President Obama's much anticipated jobs and economy …
Patent Reform Back to Senate After Labor Day
Cloture is the only procedure by which the Senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter, and thereby overcome …
Patent Reform: House Passes America Invents Act 304-117
United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1249, which is known as the America Invents Act by a vote of 304-117. This bill differs from the Senate …
Lack of Commitment on PTO Funding is Killing Patent Reform
Obviously, Congressman Rogers is not being completely straight forward. The funds that exceed the appropriation to the USPTO would be available for use by the USPTO if …
U.S. Patent Office Pays More Taxes Than General Electric
General Electric was not the only large U.S. corporation not to pay taxes. According to Citizens for Tax Justice, General Electric had some company. In fact, …
AIPLA Expresses Deep Concern Over USPTO Funding in CR
H.R. 1473, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, is the legislation reflecting the compromise on the Continuing Resolution to fund the government for fiscal 2011. The letters point out …
Innovation Alliance Opposes America Invents Act in the House
The Innovation Alliance is disappointed that the America Invents Act as introduced today in the House of Representatives does not include some important safeguards against the potential …
Gary Michelson’s Letter to Congress Supporting Patent Reform
What follows is a letter to Congress from Gary K. Michelson, MD, published here with permission.... First to invent versus first to file is the proverbial tempest …
Crunch Time: Call Your Senators on Patent Reform
It’s crunch time. The Patent Reform Act of 2011 is scheduled for an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor this Monday, Feb. 28. It’s time for all …
Patent Reform, End to Fee Diversion, Heats Up in Congress
Congress is at it once again, with the Senate Judiciary Committee reporting out a bill last week that remarkably resembles the bill that has been unable to …
Coburn Amendment: End to Fee Diversion in Senate Bill
The Coburn Amendment would create a specialized fund within the Department of Treasury known as the ‘‘United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund." The PTO …
PTO: $4000 for Track One Acceleration + Working Off the Tail
On Friday, February 4, 2011, the USPTO will publish in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking on “Track One” of the program, which will give applicants the …
Kappos to Congress: Funding Woes to Reverse PTO Progress
Specifically, we learned that the USPTO projects an average first action pendency of 23 months by the end of fiscal 2011, that participating in the First Action Interview Pilot …
New Budget Crisis: PTO Collects $1 Million Per Day it Can’t Use
Director Kappos was also asked whether there were any plans to allow the community to access the patent search platform that is available to patent examiners. Kappos …
