John Conyers actually said...

Instead of the funds that are paid to the PTO going directly to the PTO... it goes back to the Appropriations Committee.

People don't pay user fees for patents as a gift to the society. They're making an investment to get a property right.

Somewhere in the appropriations process the funds that are paid into the Patent and Trademark Office never get back to the Patent and Tradem...

But let's face it. Out of the first hearing on this subject and even this one, would it be unfair for impartial witnesses to come to the con...