During the nomination hearing for Howard Lutnick as Secretary of Commerce, significant concerns were raised regarding the backlog at the USPTO and competition with China in technology sectors. Lutnick highlighted the troubling trend of Chinese leadership in emerging technologies and the frustration patent applicants experience with lengthy processing times. Current figures show a dramatic backlog, predicted to remain high in the coming years despite efforts to address it. Lutnick pledged to prioritize the protection of American inventors' rights and expedite patent processing.
They don't give us protection in China and they come in and use our patent office against us. This is going to end, we are going to study that...
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