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Does USPTO make more money if it approves patents? I thought you paid the submission fee whether it's approved or not.
by bduerst 9y ago
Does USPTO make more money if it approves patents? I thought you paid the submission fee whether it's approved or not.
- chris_wot 9y agoThe USPTO does not primarily deal with law enforcement.
- mrguyorama 9y agoI may be mistaken, but I believe patent renewal fees are a thing, and more expensive than the application
- derekp7 9y agoIf it gets a reputation for being stricter on granting patents, a lot of people won't waste their time or money in submissions that are likely to be rejected.
- MichaelBurge 9y agoIf it rejected 99.9% of patents, the expected value of the typical application drops to 1/1000 its current value. So fewer people would pay the application fee. Fewer patent clerks would be needed, so their operating costs would also decrease. But presumably not below 1/1000.