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,*abot 7= himself & ,mr4 ,johnson (     
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,leahy-,smi?      
,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act to ext5d ! p]iod   
dur+ :i* ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =   
,intellectual ,prop]ty & ,director ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice 
may set or adju/ c]ta9 fees1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,build+ ,innovation ,gr[?  
?r\gh ,data = ,intellectual ,prop]ty    
,act or ! ,,big ,data = ,,ip ,act4  #b4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m   
advanc$ data sci5ce analytics means     
te*niques1 su* z artificial intellig5ce1
 ma*9e le>n+1 & o!r me?ods ( analyz+    
l>ge data sets1 t are us$ to make policy
 recomm5dations2  7#b7 ! t]m ,director  
means ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =      
,intellectual ,prop]ty & ,director ( !  
,(fice2  7#c7 ! t]m ,(fice means !      

,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice2
  7#d7 ! t]m ,,ppac means ! ,pat5t      
,public ,advisory ,committee ( ! ,(fice2
 &  7#e7 ! t]m ,,tpac means ! ,tradem>k 
,public ,advisory ,committee ( ! ,(fice4
  #c4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,section #aj7;a7 ( ! ,leahy-,smi?  
,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act 7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #da 
note7 grants ! ,director ! au?ority to  
set or adju/ by rule any fee e/abli%$1  
au?oriz$1 or *>g$ "u title #ce1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 or ! ,tradem>k ,act (     
#aidf4 ''' to recov] ! aggregate e/imat$
 co/s to ! ,(fice = process+1           
activities1 s]vices1 & mat]ials relat+  
to pat5ts 79 ! case ( pat5t fees7 &     
tradem>ks 79 ! case ( tradem>k fees71   
includ+ adm9i/rative co/s ( ! ,(fice4   
7#b7 ,! ,(fice has work$ ) ,,ppac1      
,,tpac1 & ! public to engage 9 a        
fee-sett+ process t is transp>5t1 z     
envision$ by ! ,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica     
,inv5ts ,act 7,public ,law #aab-bi2 #abe
 ,/at4 #bhd74  7#c7 ,s9ce #bjaa1 !      
,(fice has us$ ?is fee-sett+ au?ority to

 implem5t a su/a9able fund+ model ) an  
op]at+ res]ve1 :i* all[s ! ,(fice to    
inve/ 9 long-t]m projects1 includ+      
crucial infra/ructure upgrades t are    
necess>y = a #ba/ c5tury intellectual   
prop]ty (fice1 reg>dless ( :e!r !re are 
tempor>y fluctuations 9 pat5t or        
tradem>k fil+s4  7#d7 ,! infra/ructure  
upgrades describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7       
include ! use ( advanc$ data sci5ce     
analytics1 :i* w help to--  7,a7 improve
 productivity & quality ) respect to !  
issuance ( pat5ts & tradem>ks2 &  7,b7  
ensure--  7i7 ! consi/5t application (  
laws by ne>ly #i1jjj pat5t exam9]s &    
tradem>k exam9+ attorneys2 &  7ii7 !    
c]ta9ty & /r5g? ( f$]ally grant$ rights 
t are f\ndational to ! economy ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4 ,ext5sion ( sunset  
,section #aj7;i77#b7 ( ! ,leahy-,smi?   
,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act 7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #da 
note7 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! #g-ye> p]iod  
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 & ins]t+ ! #h-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,big ,data = ,,ip  

,act4  #e4 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,director %all submit to ,congress a    
report t includes--  7#a7 ! /atus ( !   
capabilities ( ! in=mation te*nology    
sy/ems ( ! ,(fice ) respect to-- 7,a7 ! 
exam9ation ( pat5ts & tradem>ks2 &  7,b7
 proce$+s conduct$ be=e !-- 7i7 ,pat5t  
,trial & ,appeal ,bo>d ( ! ,(fice2 &    
7ii7 ,tradem>k ,trial & ,appeal ,bo>d ( 
! ,(fice2  7#b7 a #e-ye> plan = fur!r   
mod]nization ( ! in=mation te*nology    
sy/ems describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7
 an acc\nt+ ( ! use by ! ,(fice (       
advanc$ data sci5ce analytics1 includ+ f
 comm]cially available s\rces1 to       
improve ! pat5t & tradem>k exam9ation   
process :]e appropriate1 includ+--  7,a7
 a description ( h[ ! ,(fice uses       
advanc$ data sci5ce analytics ) respect 
to ! exam9ation ( pat5ts & tradem>ks    
to--  7i7 improve consi/5cy2  7ii7      
detect common s\rces ( error2 &  7iii7  
improve productivity2  7,b7 a #e-ye>    
plan = fur!r developm5t ( advanc$ data  

sci5ce analytics = ! uses describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 a description 
( h[ ! f9d+s made z a result ( ! uses ( 
advanc$ data sci5ce analytics "u        
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be made available 
to ! public on a regul> basis4