Comments on Request for Comments on Proposed Changes to Restriction Practice in Patent Applications

On or prior to August 18, 2010, the organizations and persons listed below have submitted comments in response to the Request for Comments on Proposed Changes to Restriction Practice in Patent Applications, first published in the Federal Register at 75 Fed. Reg. 33584 (June 14, 2010).

It is hoped that the public will review this list of comments submitted on or prior to August 18, 2010, to determine if it is complete. If any person or organization has submitted comments on or prior to August 18, 2010, but it is not included in this listing, please submit the comment by electronic mail message to restriction_comments@uspto.gov, or contact Linda S. Therkorn by telephone at (571) 272-7837.

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A. Intellectual Property Organizations and Government Agencies

1. American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law [PDF]
2. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) [PDF]
3. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Biotech Committee [PDF]
4. Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) [PDF]
5. Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, Patent Prosecution and IP Law Revisions Committees [PDF]

B. Corporations and Associations

1. GlaxoSmithKline [PDF]
2. Intellectual Ventures [PDF]
3. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) [PDF]
4. sanofi-aventis, U.S. patent department of [PDF]

C. Law Firms

1. Kramer & Amado, P.C. [PDF]
2. Oliff & Berridge, PLC [PDF]

D. Individuals

1. Belzer, Richard [PDF]
2. Bone, Richard [PDF]
3. Boundy, David [PDF]
4. Boundy, David(2) (identified as corrected) [PDF]
5. DeLuca, Vincent [PDF]
6. DeLuca, Vincent (2) [PDF]
7. Evans, J. D. [PDF]
8. Gorecki, John [PDF]
9. Grant, Jonathan [PDF]
10. Jones, Bryan [PDF]
11. Lathrop, Brian [PDF]
12. Scafetta, Joseph [PDF]
13. Spar, Robert [PDF]
14. Unson, Mia [PDF]
15. Ventre, Louis [PDF]
16. Webster, Robert [PDF]
17. Wille, Paul [PDF]
18. "The IP Language Curmudgeon" [PDF]

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