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Plan for value-based US patent fee changes draws pushback, praise

By Nick Robertson ( July 30, 2025, 23:02 GMT | Insight) -- Reports that the Commerce Department is considering adding a new fee to patents based on their value could lead to increased revenue and streamlined operation of the US patent system, but only after the controversial plan is reformed, stakeholders told MLex.Reports that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has floated a new patent fee based on the value of a patent shocked the IP space this week, with stakeholders concerned that such a fee could hamper the patent system and US innovation competition abroad.  But the underlying idea — raising revenue based on patent value — could advance the US Patent and Trademark Office’s interests if modified, they said....

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