That's why these committees must be fully constituted, as they are a necessary safeguard for independence. And that independence matters. If we do not give USPTO the flexibility it needs to set fees, access to our patent system will be taken over by special interest. This will make it even harder for small, independent inventors to protect their inventions and easier for those who can pay to play to infringe on those rights. (11:28–11:39)
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Asserts that lack of fee setting flexibility could lead to special interest control over the patent system.
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