http://inventivestep.net/2012/09/27/ppac-report-on-pto-fee-proposal/ A blog dedicated to a discussion of patent law issues and strategies Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:19:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://inventivestep.net/2012/09/27/ppac-report-on-pto-fee-proposal/#comment-16712 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:04:52 +0000 http://inventivestep.net/?p=3051#comment-16712 The PTO has now published its proposed fee schedule . Not surprisingly, the fees are going up. The PTO seeks to increase its funding to deal with backlog issues in applications and appeals. But, as noted by Patently-O , the PTO is clearly also attempting to influence applicant behavior through its proposed fees.

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