From a patent lawyer:

"Wow, assuming the law passes, the USPTO has set an all time record for fees:

"The House of Representatives on June 23, 2008, passed legislation (H.R. 6344) to give the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office discretion to accept unintentionally late filings for a drug patent term extension upon the payment of a $65 million fee. The legislation would amend Title 35 with a new Section 156(i) to authorize acceptance of the late filing."

I wonder if the Director of the USPTO can resist using his "discretion" to accept $65 million? "

(The USPTO is under the direction of a less-than-competent Bush appointee. )


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