CBS Denver is reporting that Denver is in the running for one of three patent satellite offices.  However, this likely to be a Pyrrhic victory even if Denver is selected.  In all probability Congress will not pass a budget, which means that they will pass a continuing resolution bill that will freeze the Patent Office’s budget at 2010 levels.  The user Fees from the Patent Office will be stolen (diverted – in Orwellian terms) and there will not be enough money to setup a satellite office in Denver.