Like if someone invents a product or machine or something, they pay money to get a patent to the patent office of the United States, but then where does that money go? There’s got to be trillions of dollars that has been collected if every product for sale is patented right?
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It mostly pays for operating the patent office.
Patent offices don’t collect anywhere as near as trillions of dollars. For example, the [US patent office’s budget for 2023](https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/FY2023-USPTO-Congressional-Budget-Submission.pdf) estimates $4.25 billion in collected fees, and $4.15 billion in spending. The rest of the revenue is reserved.
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