Among other things, in the Americans Invent act, we gave the United States Patent and Trademark Office limited and temporary authority to set fees so their agency could sustain itself. We also made sure once and for all that The amounts collected by the Patent and Trademark Office were used extensively there and could not be taken even to other parts of the Commerce Department. but definitely not taken to the general Treasury. Congress temporarily extended the authority in the CR last night. (01:29–01:39)
CLAIM
Asserts that funds collected by the USPTO were restricted for its use and not diverted elsewhere.
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