Article Title: Senate Acts to Prevent USPTO Furlough or RIF
Snippet from Article: "...A furlough or reduction in force would be very bad for the patent system, especially in light of the patent application backlog, which was created in significant part due to the resource intensive two reviews the Patent Office mandated for every allowable patent application. Thankfully the Senate has taken important first steps to correcting problems at the Patent Office. ..."
Source: www.ipwatchdog.com
