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Re:U.S. consumer protection official puts Equifax probe on ice by bduerst on Monday February 05, 2018 @12:22PM (#16310291)
Does USPTO make more money if it approves patents? I thought you paid the submission fee whether it's approved or not.
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Re:U.S. consumer protection official puts Equifax probe on ice by MichaelBurge on Monday February 05, 2018 @01:57PM (#16311037)
If it rejected 99.9% of patents, the expected value of the typical application drops to 1/1000 its current value. So fewer people would pay the application fee.

Fewer patent clerks would be needed, so their operating costs would also decrease. But presumably not below 1/1000.

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Re:U.S. consumer protection official puts Equifax probe on ice by derekp7 on Monday February 05, 2018 @12:41PM (#16310425)
If it gets a reputation for being stricter on granting patents, a lot of people won't waste their time or money in submissions that are likely to be rejected.
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Re:U.S. consumer protection official puts Equifax probe on ice by mrguyorama on Monday February 05, 2018 @12:40PM (#16310413)
I may be mistaken, but I believe patent renewal fees are a thing, and more expensive than the application
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Re:U.S. consumer protection official puts Equifax probe on ice by chris_wot on Monday February 05, 2018 @12:38PM (#16310403)
The USPTO does not primarily deal with law enforcement.
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