S. 1760 · 108th Congress
United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003
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United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 - Amends Federal patent law to: (1) lower patent filing and basic national fees; (2) increase excess claims, disclaimer, appeal, extension, revival, and maintenance fees; and (3) add new application examination, patent search, and patent issuance fees.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 20, 2003
United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 - Amends Federal patent law to: (1) lower patent filing and basic national fees; (2) increase excess claims, disclaimer, appeal, extension, revival, and maintenance fees; and (3) add new application examination, patent search, and patent issuance fees.
Prescribes fees under the Trademark Act of 1946 for electronic and paper applications for trademark registration.
Credits all Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) funds to a PTO Account in the Treasury.
Exempts such funds from the appropriation process, thus allowing the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of PTO to collect such funds and use them for PTO operations until expended.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003
Latest action (Oct 20, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12890-12891)
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 20, 2003
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.