Posts Tagged: fee diversion
Lofgren, Issa Denounce Proposed PTAB Claim Construction Changes in Oversight Hearing
found it disturbing that the Director Iancu would circumvent the prerogative of Congress with recently announced proposed PTAB claim construction changes, though she admitted the decision wasn’…
Judge Paul Michel presents supplemental testimony on PTAB reforms to the House IP subcommittee
To fix the current incarnation of the U.S. patent system and reinvigorate the American economy, Judge Michel called upon the House IP subcommittee to adopt seven …
USPTO gets $3.6 billion in President’s FY 2018 budget, avoids fee diversion
Under President Trump's FY 2018 budget the USPTO will receive $3,586,193,000 from fees collected and to be available until expended. This appropriation would result in $0 being provided to the …
Trump FY 2018 budget cuts $1.5 billion from Commerce, how much will come from the USPTO?
With a proposed budget of $7.8 billion and $1 billion in cuts to identify, questions arise about where those cuts will come. Is the USPTO budget safe?Will the …
USPTO diverts funds to Commerce Department as user fee increases are prepared
In a shocking revelation, Frank Murphy, Acting Chief Financial Officer, explained that the USPTO has been and will continue to make payments to the Department of Commerce …
With Agency Accountability Act Congress moves to divert agency fees, but not Patent Office fees
The United States Patent and Trademark Office would be exempt from turning over its collected fees to the Treasury. The USPTO, however, would be required no later …
The America Invents Act on Its Fifth Anniversary: A Promise Thus Far Only Partially Fulfilled
Unfortunately, Mr. President, after five years I cannot report back that the AIA has yet ”improve[d] patent quality and help[ed] give entrepreneurs the protection and …
Hillary Clinton supports patent reform, announces technology and innovation initiative
Clinton's proposal for accomplishing this goal would be twofold: (1) to reduce excessive patent litigation through additional patent reform; and (2) strengthening the operational capacity of the USPTO by …
Diversion of USPTO user fees is a tax on innovation
User fees fund our patent system. The patent system turns ideas into assets. Those assets are used to secure financing and gain access to markets. Financing and …
Paul Ryan, Fee Diversion and Presidential Politics
This extra attention on Wisconsin, coupled with Paul Ryan being the dream candidate for those who favor an open Republican Convention, provides us with a somewhat manufactured, …
How the AIA requires the USPTO to be a patent system arms dealer
Not only does the Patent Office handsomely charge for the acquisition and maintenance of a patent, they also handsomely charges for the right to challenge those patents …
Kasich, Patents and the Middle Class
What Kasich doesn’t explain, however, is how he achieved a balanced budget. As part of the Kasich-Clinton deal the budget of the United States Patent and …
What Mattered in 2015: Insiders Reflect on Biggest Moments in IP
This year our panel of industry insiders is quite diverse, with commentary from Bob Stoll (Drinker Biddle), Ashley Keller (Gerchen Keller), Paul Morinville (US Inventor), Alden Abbot (…
House Judiciary approves Innovation Act despite clear lack of consensus
Dissent among members of Congress on the nature of the Innovation Act was evident from the opening remarks of the committee’s two ranking members. Congressman Bob …
The Biggest Problem for USPTO has been Fee Diversion
During a free-flowing conversation the former leaders of the Patent Office agreed on a number of items, including the biggest problem for the Patent Office over the …
