Yesterday, however, House and Senate Republicans were generous enough to kick the can down the road until after they are reelected. The authority is now set to expire on December 12, 2026. Failing to reauthorize the USPTO's fee setting authority risks transforming a traditionally non partisan agency into one that serves political ideology over merit. Ensuring that USPTO remains a beacon of American innovation means not just reauthorizing fee setting authority, but but ensuring USPTO advisory committees can continue to advise the USPTO without interference by this administration. (09:38–09:52)
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Asserts that not reauthorizing the USPTO's fee setting authority could politicize the agency.
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