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HR 909 108th Congress House

To amend title 35, United States Code, to direct the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to adjust fees charged by the Office so that the fees collected in any fiscal year will equal, to the…

Official title: To amend title 35, United States Code, to direct the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to adjust fees charged by the Office so that the fees collecte… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 35, United States Code, to direct the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to adjust fees charged by the Office so that the fees collected in any fiscal year will equal, to the greatest extent practicable, the amount appropriated to the Office for that fiscal year.

Introduced: February 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 909: To amend title 35, United States Code, to direct the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to adjust fees charged by the Office so that the fees collected in any fiscal year will equal, to the greatest extent practicable, the amount appropriated to the Office for that fiscal year.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-909/
MLA
"H.R. 909: To amend title 35, United States Code, to direct the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to adjust fees charged by the Office so that the fees collected in any fiscal year will equal, to the greatest extent practicable, the amount appropriated to the Office for that fiscal year.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-909/.
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H.R. 909, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-909/.
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[H.R. 909: To amend title 35, United States Code, to direct the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to adjust fees charged by the Office so that the fees collected in any fiscal year will equal, to the greatest extent practicable, the amount appropriated to the Office for that fiscal year.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-909/)
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