When Congress originally authorized fee setting authority under the America Invents act, we built in several oversight measures to ensure that this power could not be exercised without transparency, but rather with public input and independent expert review. PPAC and TPAC remain critical parts of those guardrails. Their full and independent participation is essential to ensuring that fee setting remains accountable to all who rely on our patent and trademark systems, the big and the small. (10:57–11:03)
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Asserts that PPAC and TPAC are essential for oversight and accountability in fee setting.
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