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<p>I suppose one consequence of this particular gouge will be that
when somebody gets an N-way restriction requirement, they will be
incentivized to file the N-1 divisionals right away rather than
foot-dragging the divisionals.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/2/2024 12:00 PM, Suzannah K.
Sundby via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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want to know why it costs the USPTO $2,200 more to handle an
application having a benefit claim that is >5
<span class="SpellE">yrs</span> than one with a benefit
claim that is <5 <span class="SpellE">
yrs</span> and $3,500 to handle an application with a
benefit claim >8 yrs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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call
<span class="SpellE">bullsh</span>*t on their assertion that
the proposed fee will off-set foregone maintenance fee
revenue\u2026 If a continuing application has a shorter patent
term such that the 11.5
<span class="SpellE">yr</span> MF doesn\u2019t apply, then the
USPTO doesn\u2019t have to expend the time and effort to
\u201cmaintain\u201d the patent.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Besides each fee is to recoup the costs for the given
thing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Thus, e.g., the application filing fee is to cover
the costs of intaking/processing the new application,
examination fees to cover the costs for examination, \u2026 etc.
and maintenance fees are to cover the costs of post-grant
maintenance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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and some other proposed fees look like another money grab by
the USPTO so they can dole out money for, e.g., NASCAR
sponsorships.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Proposed
patent fee
changes for
fiscal year
2025</span></span><span
style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="gdp"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In
conjunction
with our
recently
published
notice of
proposed
rulemaking
(NPRM) on
proposed
changes to our
trademark
fees, we are</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">setting
and adjusting
certain patent
fees to
finance the
costs
necessary to
facilitate the
effective and
efficient
administration
of our U.S.
patent system.
These fees
provide our
agency with
the ability to
implement
programs and
initiatives
driving our
2022\u20132026
Strategic
Plan,
including
enhancing our
work to drive
down pendency,
issuing robust
and reliable
patent rights,
and supporting
employees and
stakeholders
with reliable
IT
infrastructure.</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Our
proposed
changes to the
patent fees
can be
<a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZlZGVyYWxyZWdpc3Rlci5nb3YvcHVibGljLWluc3BlY3Rpb24vMjAyNC0wNjI1MC9zZXR0aW5nLWFuZC1hZGp1c3RpbmctcGF0ZW50LWZlZXMtZHVyaW5nLWZpc2NhbC15ZWFyLTIwMjU_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwNDAyLjkyNzQ2NjUxIn0.RELALIxzie9puM_QbNAXrmbrs47ytiNj4DRs_Ki77FE/s/1514988646/br/239988587293-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
<span
style="color:#0000EE">found in</span></a></span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZlZGVyYWxyZWdpc3Rlci5nb3YvcHVibGljLWluc3BlY3Rpb24vMjAyNC0wNjI1MC9zZXR0aW5nLWFuZC1hZGp1c3RpbmctcGF0ZW50LWZlZXMtZHVyaW5nLWZpc2NhbC15ZWFyLTIwMjU_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwNDAyLjkyNzQ2NjUxIn0.C9A3vaV0XKgbTgh7exKe2ceEMrsNkML9yc4DYJLzwn8/s/1514988646/br/239988587293-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0000EE">
</span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0000EE">our new </span></span></a></span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZlZGVyYWxyZWdpc3Rlci5nb3YvcHVibGljLWluc3BlY3Rpb24vMjAyNC0wNjI1MC9zZXR0aW5nLWFuZC1hZGp1c3RpbmctcGF0ZW50LWZlZXMtZHVyaW5nLWZpc2NhbC15ZWFyLTIwMjU_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwNDAyLjkyNzQ2NjUxIn0.gzfU8pGNiTeGt5tvrFuaQWR4kyWQQQkxL_OTD-Lq8E4/s/1514988646/br/239988587293-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0000EE">NPRM</span></a>,</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">which
will
officially
publish
tomorrow in
the Federal
Register.
</span></span><span
class="eop"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">\u201cOur
fee-setting
authority is a
crucial
component of
our ability to
optimize our
service to</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">American
innovators,\u201d
said Kathi
Vidal, Under
Secretary of
Commerce for
Intellectual
Property and
Director of
the USPTO.
\u201cBeing
responsible
stewards of
stakeholder
fees means
finding new,
efficient, and
creative ways
to implement
and scale our
work and
mission both
in the U.S.
and
internationally,
and across
U.S.
government, to
create a
stronger, more
expansive IP
ecosystem to
drive our
nation\u2019s
competitiveness,
create jobs,
and solve
local and
global
problems.\u201d </span></span><span
class="eop"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Our
patent fees
proposal
provides
additional
resources to
reflect the
budgetary
impact of</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">new
discounts
enacted under
the Unleashing
American
Innovators Act
for small
businesses,
independent
inventors, and
others</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">who
qualify as
"small
entities" or
"micro
entities." Additionally,
it allows us
to maintain
efficient
operations and
support for
our 13,000+
employees
across the
country
dedicated to
serving
American
innovators.</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Both
the patent and
trademark
fee-setting
rules will
enable the
USPTO to
accomplish</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">our
mission to
drive U.S.
innovation,
inclusive
capitalism,
and global
competitiveness.</span></span><span
class="eop"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Our
patent
proposal is
shaped by
public
feedback we\u2019ve
received
throughout the
last year,</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">beginning
with a
</span></span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9hYm91dC11cy9ldmVudHMvcGF0ZW50LXB1YmxpYy1hZHZpc29yeS1jb21taXR0ZWUtZmVlLXNldHRpbmctaGVhcmluZz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uY2VudGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDA0MDIuOTI3NDY2NTEifQ.K00ufBMhbDqwugKVLcl1UZaMuuinEl4IeZAPI7wPAzs/s/1514988646/br/239988587293-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span class="normaltextrun"><span
style="color:#0000EE">public hearing in May 2023</span></span></a><span
class="normaltextrun"> hosted by our </span>
<a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9hYm91dC11cy9vcmdhbml6YXRpb25hbC1vZmZpY2VzL3B1YmxpYy1hZHZpc29yeS1jb21taXR0ZWVzL3BhdGVudC1wdWJsaWMtYWR2aXNvcnktY29tbWl0dGVlLXBwYWM_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwNDAyLjkyNzQ2NjUxIn0.XTN0XYwoA2tszsrWC5aN0LF3bWCn7GIpjDFo3uLP7mE/s/1514988646/br/239988587293-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span class="normaltextrun"><span
style="color:#0000EE">Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC</span></span></a><span
class="normaltextrun">). Following the hearing, PPAC provided our agency
with a written
report
detailing the
public
comments
received and
its
recommendations
regarding the
proposed fees.
We considered
and analyzed
all comments
and feedback
in the
creation of
this
proposal.\u202f</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To
learn more
about the
USPTO\u2019s
proposed fee
changes,
please visit
our</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9hYm91dC11cy9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZS1hbmQtcGxhbm5pbmcvZmVlLXNldHRpbmctYW5kLWFkanVzdGluZz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uY2VudGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDA0MDIuOTI3NDY2NTEifQ.ekfrYYVXfNwEOG3WTwLr4I8ACuV1CUYVWy1U-WFRc1w/s/1514988646/br/239988587293-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0000EE">Fee
Setting and
Adjusting
webpage</span></a>.
Written
comments on
the proposed
patent fee
changes in the
NPRM can be
submitted via
the
<a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJlZ3VsYXRpb25zLmdvdi8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwNDAyLjkyNzQ2NjUxIn0.r4HezFb9BdvYv_YSjMF8WMXKlB-c9igL_rUpNsSTzPw/s/1514988646/br/239988587293-l"
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<span
style="color:#0000EE">Federal </span></a></span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJlZ3VsYXRpb25zLmdvdi8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwNDAyLjkyNzQ2NjUxIn0.ktzq99YhnHe5zqk-QBvV5S8VOpZWIH_u--Vz73T61Y0/s/1514988646/br/239988587293-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span class="normaltextrun"><span
style="color:#0000EE">eRulemaking</span></span></a></span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJlZ3VsYXRpb25zLmdvdi8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwNDAyLjkyNzQ2NjUxIn0.1V4jHa96amCjpZkm_uZjv5e-RSRN4elwraMPGyYk-88/s/1514988646/br/239988587293-l"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0000EE">
Portal</span></a>
using docket
number </span></span><strong><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PTO-P-2022-0033
starting
tomorrow
through</span></strong><span
class="normaltextrun"><b><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> June
3</span></b></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.</span></span><span
class="textrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span><span
class="normaltextrun"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Written
comments to
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