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"Between 1992 to 2003, the number of patent filings have doubled per year. During that same time, more than $700 million in patent fees were diverted."

[...]The patent office, which is expected to have an annual budget of $1.3 billion in fiscal 2005, will get a windfall of more than $200 million if patent fees are allowed to remain within the agency.

The optimistic side of me thinkgs, "that extra money would certainly increase the quality of their reviews!" The cynic in me thinks, "it'll still be the same people who approved the patenet for a crustless peanut butter sandwhich." Who will win!