weekendwarrior	Posted: Nov 24 2004, 08:17 PM
Acting Speaker (The Legalist) Group: Members Posts: 1342 Member No.: 147 Joined: 21-August 04	Please vote "Aye" "Nay" or "Abstain" The original bill QUOTE The User Fees charged by the United States Patent and Trademark Office shall be used soley for the purposes of paying off expenses incurred by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Upon encatment of this bill, the federal govenrment is expressly prohibited from using revenue derived from said User Fees to pay expenses incurred by programs not related to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  theproposed amendment QUOTE The sum of $200,000,000 shall be appropriated to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, of which: $100,000,000 shall be used to hire additional personnel and purchase additional equipment to process the backlog of applications, so that the average wait time for an application to be processed is reduced by 50% in the next five years; $85,000,000 shall be used to expedite the USPTO's transition from a purely paper-based operation to a primarily electronic, paperless one; $15,000,000 shall be used to conduct a comprehensive efficiency review of USPTO practices and procedures.

bcarlson33	Posted: Nov 24 2004, 08:43 PM
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Johnny 99	Posted: Nov 24 2004, 09:54 PM
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Fayul	Posted: Nov 24 2004, 10:25 PM
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JesseEwiak	Posted: Nov 24 2004, 10:49 PM
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Mick Peruzza	Posted: Nov 24 2004, 11:51 PM
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Joaquin Palafox	Posted: Nov 25 2004, 11:50 AM
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