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HR 5322 111th Congress House

Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010

Official title: To provide authority to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to set or adjust patent and trademark fees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
Commerce Department of CommerceExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust fundsIntellectual property
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May 18, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E867-868)
May 18, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 18, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Director) to set or adjust patent and trademark fees in order to recover costs, including administrative costs, for patent and trademark processing, activities, services, and materials.

Reduces such fees for micro and small entities.

Terminates the Director's authority to establish and adjust fees upon the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.

Makes, as of October 1, 2011, funds for the United States Patent and Trademark Office available until expended.

Establishes in the Treasury the United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund.

Revises patent service fees.

Establishes a 15% patent fee surcharge through September 30, 2011.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 20, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 20, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5322: Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5322/
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