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Featuring: Darrell Issa, Republican | U.S. House California, 48th Congressional District

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Darrell Issa Leads House Judiciary Committee Hearing On The 'USPTO Fee Setting Authority'

Published | Video Starts at 1:42:17

Thank you very much. Yield back. Would the gentleman yield? Sure. Thank you. Every minute counts. Professor Rossman, fee setting authority. We talked a lot about micro and small entities. Currently the PTO considers you are a micro entity even if you've done 35 patents. you're a small entity. Even if you've done 35 patents in fee setting. Should the PTO consider the question of whether a professional patent applicant at some point, particularly when they may in the past, or even going to assign their patents. (1:42:17–1:42:21)

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Asserts that the PTO classifies individuals as micro entities even if they have filed 35 patents.

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