AIPLA Comments on USPTO Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees
September 30, 2019
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AIPLA comments on seven aspects of the proposed fee schedule: general comments on the proposed fees; comments on the surcharge for not filing patent applications in docx format, comments on the surcharge for late payment of maintenance fees within 6 months, comments on the patent trial and appeal fees, comments on the annual practitioner fee, and comments on the CLE discount for this fee.
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