PTO user fee diversions to end after FY 1998 under budget agreement, Sen. Hatch reports.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
PTO USER FEE SURCHARGE TO END AFTER FY 1998 UNDER BUDGET AGREEMENT reached between congressional Republicans and the White House, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) reported at a May 7 hearing on his Omnibus Patent Act of 1997 (S 507). "I have been working with the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. [Pete] Domenici [R-N.M.] to make certain that the surcharge is not extended," Hatch said. "I am happy to say that the budget agreement announced last week envisions an end to the surcharge after fiscal year 1998, and I will continue to be vigilant to ensure that does not change."