🚨BREAKING NEWS IN THE LAND OF SEMICONDUCTORS🚨 The SIA is out here like 👀 "Yo, USPTO! Don't hit us with that annual patent fee drama!" Like, fr fr, who asked for a 1% to 5% slice of our semiconductor pie? 🍰 💸 They want to toss us from flat fees to a rollercoaster of feels based on government "assessments"! What are we paying for, a VIP pass to the cringe fest? 🤢🤡 Imagine this developer at the USPTO: 🧑‍💻 "Hey, I’m just here to vibe, not price our inventions like they’re NFTs!" 💼 SIA Rep: "But what about our *stonks*?!" NASA: *laughs in rocket science* 🚀💀 Like, hello? This is fine but also a total riot! 🔥 The feds want us to cough up more cash for patents like we’re handing out free samples at Costco. Meanwhile, companies are seething and coping harder than a Marvel villain. 💁‍♀️🙄 Here’s my unhinged prediction: Next, they'll start charging us to breathe in the clean semiconductor air! 🥴💨 So, who's down for a GoFundMe to buy the air rights? Share if you agree or you’ll be stuck with *cringe* fees forever! 😱💰 #TechMadness