To: bvw
I love it. The PTO is not taxpayer funded. It is funded by the fees from people filing for patents. It always has a surplus. The FTC and Justice Department decide to hold a meeting to discuss what should happen to the PTO (and all that money). Surprise! The conference suggests moving the PTO to the FTC and Justice Department. Obvious solution to the problem.
To: Rule of Law
The PTO is not taxpayer funded. It is funded by the fees from people filing for patents. It always has a surplus. And the surplus gets siphoned into the black hole that is the general budget.
19 posted on
04/22/2002 7:34:14 AM PDT by
steve-b
To: Rule of Law
What happens when the Federal Government gives bonuses?
27 posted on
04/22/2002 2:35:50 PM PDT by
bvw
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