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A Federal Information Quality Act Challenge To The White House “Patent Troll” Report, Ron D. Katznelson Mar 2015

A Federal Information Quality Act Challenge To The White House “Patent Troll” Report, Ron D. Katznelson

Ron D. Katznelson

Government-disseminated information is unlike that of private parties or non-government entities’ information on the internet or in academic journals, with varying degrees of accuracy and reliability. Because the public disproportionately relies on information disseminated by the government, the government holds itself to substantially higher quality standards. Congress enacted the Information Quality Act (“IQA”) in order to ensure that information disseminated by government agencies meet the standards of “quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity.” 44 U.S.C. § 3516, note. Information disseminated by the government upon which the government and the public rely must be “presented in an accurate, clear, complete, and unbiased …


The U.S. Patent Office’S Proposed Fees Under The America Invents Act—Part I: The Scope Of The Office’S Fee-Setting Authority, Ron D. Katznelson Dec 2012

The U.S. Patent Office’S Proposed Fees Under The America Invents Act—Part I: The Scope Of The Office’S Fee-Setting Authority, Ron D. Katznelson

Ron D. Katznelson

This two-part article discusses the Patent and Trademark Office’s recent proposed rulemaking setting new patent user fees. In Part I the author argues that the PTO can raise fees in accordance with its aggregate costs but lacks authority to set national patent policies, or to skew certain fees to discourage or encourage a particular service. The author also asserts that the America Invents Act does not vest with the PTO discretion to set the level of its operating reserve – a determination reserved solely for congressional appropriations. In an upcoming Part II, the author will discuss specific fees and their …


Patent Examination Policy And The Social Costs Of Examiner Allowance And Rejection Errors, Ron D. Katznelson Feb 2010

Patent Examination Policy And The Social Costs Of Examiner Allowance And Rejection Errors, Ron D. Katznelson

Ron D. Katznelson

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