The USPTO recently announced a proposed new fee schedule in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in search of revenue to recover its projected $3 billion aggregated operating costs for the 2017 fiscal year. If enacted, it...more
Today, the USPTO released a notice of proposed rulemaking (set to be published on October 3 in the Federal Register) setting and adjusting patent fees (including fees for post-grant proceedings) during fiscal year 2017. ...more