Comments on Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on Deferred Examination for Patent Applications

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On or prior to August 31, 2009, the organizations and persons listed below have submitted comments in response to: (i) the Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on Deferred Examination for Patent Applications first published in the Federal Register at 74 Fed. Reg. 4946 (January 28, 2009) and then published in the Official Gazette at 1339 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 153 (February 24, 2009); and (ii) the Extension of Time for Comments on Deferred Examination for Patent Applications first published in the Federal Register at 74 Fed. Reg. 10036 (March 9, 2009) and then published in the Official Gazette at 1340 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 262 (March 31, 2009).

It is hoped that the public will review this list of comments submitted on or prior to August 31, 2009, to determine if it is complete. If any person or organization has submitted comments on or prior to August 31, 2009, but it is not included in this listing, please submit the comment by electronic mail message to raul.tamayo@uspto.gov, or contact Raul Tamayo, by telephone at (571) 272-7728.

The comments below are grouped into the following categories: intellectual property organizations and government agencies, corporations and associations, and individuals. Each comment is attributed to the individual submitting the comment, unless the comment indicates it is made on behalf of an organization.

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A. Intellectual Property Organizations and Government Agencies

B. Corporations and Associations

AdvaMed [PDF]
BIOCOM [PDF]
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) [PDF]
CONNECT [PDF]
Intel Corporation [PDF]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. [PDF]
Life Technologies Corporation (LTC) [PDF]
Monsanto Company [PDF]
Novo Nordisk Inc. [PDF]

C. Individuals