H.R.5322 - Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010

To provide authority to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to set or adjust patent and trademark fees, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To provide authority to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to set or adjust patent and trademark fees, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 as introduced.

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5/18/2010--Introduced.Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Director) to set or adjust patent and trademark fees in order to recover

Official Summary

5/18/2010--Introduced.Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Director) to set or adjust patent and trademark fees in order to recover costs, including administrative costs, for patent and trademark processing, activities, services, and materials. Reduces such fees for micro and small entities. Terminates the Director's authority to establish and adjust fees upon the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. Makes, as of October 1, 2011, funds for the United States Patent and Trademark Office available until expended. Establishes in the Treasury the United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund. Revises patent service fees. Establishes a 15% patent fee surcharge through September 30, 2011.

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09/14/10
Fish & Richardson | News | 2010 Patent Law Reform Update

Later in the day, he and House Judiciary Ranking Minority Member Lamar Smith introduced a comprehensive funding bill, the Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010, HR 5322, including anti-diversion provisions. ...

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05/19/10
Bill Giving PTO Fee-Setting Authority, Ending Fee Diversion ...

and Lamar S. Smith (R-Texas), leaders of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, introduced May 18 the “Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010” (H.R. 5322) to grant fee-setting authority to the PTO and… ...

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05/16/10
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5322, The Patent and Trademark Office ...

US Congress: HR 5322, The Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010.

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