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WEDNESDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2012
USPTO to double design fees?
The US PTO is consulting on design fee increases. 
The effect of the proposed hikes would be to more than double the fees for filing a design patent application.  The proposals, here, involve whacking great 200%+ increases in the examination fees for all types of patent application, but designs are singled out for a further 200%+ increase in the search fee. 
Apparently, the changes are motivated by a desire for "a more sustainable funding model than it has had in the past to avoid disruptions in agency operations due to economic fluctuations".  But PTO stability has a price-tag for applicants and hence the innovative sector of the broader economy - won't higher prices contribute to the very economic fluctuations they are seeking to mitigate for themselves?
Posted by: David Musker @ 08.08
Tags: design patents, fees, USA,
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