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Featuring: Hank Johnson, Democratic | U.S. House Georgia, District 4

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

Published | Video Starts at 14:42

Innovation should not be a luxury that only the wealthy can afford. So I for one am determined to not allow USPTO to be sucked into that swamp. Reauthorizing this fee setting authority with the transparency, public participation, and independent oversight that Congress intended is essential to keeping our patent system working for all. not just for those with the closest Connection to big tech, the aspiring oligarch class, or the Trump White House. We have just a few months, ladies and gentlemen, to get this done. (14:42–14:58)

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Asserts the importance of reauthorizing USPTO's fee setting authority with transparency and oversight.

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