
Promote the Progress If you were strapped for cash, would you leave $118 million on the table? After slashing expenses in response to a drop in patent application filings, the United States Patent and Trademark Office might have done exactly that.
Friday food for thought: Did the Patent and Trademark Office leave $118 million on the table?|Prom..
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We’re all familiar with the so-called cash crunch that the Patent and Trademark Office faced during fiscal 2009. Patent-based revenue was hit from several angles during the year, resulting in a dramatic reduction in the fees that support operations. ...

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The Federal Trade Commission sued Intel today, accusing the company of using its dominant market position to stifle competition. The agency’s complaint alleges that Intel used a variety of anticompetitive ...

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Remember the USPTO proposal that would require patent practitioners to pay an annual fee to maintain their license? The practitioner maintenance feesurfaced in November of 2008 when the outgoing Dudas ...








