$2.322 billion to USPTO for 2011

* Up 23 percent from 2010′s expected budget.

* Proposal to increase statutory patent fees by 15 percent.

* USPTO hoping to reduce average of 34.6 months to approve or reject a patent application.

links: FY2010 President’s Budget Request, USPTO Budget, Plans, and Reports.

(via U.S. patent office gets boost in Obama budget | Reuters)

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