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"The NPRM would also hike design patent filing and issuance fees. The USPTO notes that no maintenance fees are owed on design patents and that the USPTO has been subsidizing design patent examination with revenue from the utility patent side." - @patentlyo #DesignPatents #PatentFedi #CostlyDesigns

https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/04/targeted-higher-compact.html

I'm all for this. Design patent fees should, at least, cover examination costs.

And making design patents more expensive is a good thing, even if the ultimate examination results don't change. See https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2627065

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