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It doesn't fully contradict your point, but FWIW, Applicants do have to pay the USPTO $1,200 to $1,700 (with some exceptions) every other time they send the app
by josaka 12y ago
It doesn't fully contradict your point, but FWIW, Applicants do have to pay the USPTO $1,200 to $1,700 (with some exceptions) every other time they send the application back in. And of course, "changing some parts" typically involves reducing the scope of rights you're seeking, which most folks would regard as progress for the public's interest.
- salem 12y agoThat is peanuts to a large firm who has now pushed a large legal burden on it's competitors. If this is about saving money and clearing the backlog, then the government is externalizing the cost back to the tech industry.