From: LFrank [e-mail address redacted]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 10:52 AM
To: myriad-mayo_2014
Subject: grammar

Dear Sir or Madam,

This is just to note the USPTO’s being caught up in the latest grammatical error 
to sweep the nation.  This is the run-on sentence of the following structure:  
[Sentence], however, [second sentence].  When government agencies err this 
way, it validates the erroneous grammar and suggests that this is actually good
grammar.  Please stop.  It is better, easy, and correct to write the above as 
[Sentence]. [Second sentence].

The sentence I refer to is in your guidance memorandum titled Guidance For 
Determining Subject Matter Eligibility Of Claims Reciting Or Involving Laws of 
Nature, Natural Phenomena, & Natural Products and reads as follows:

“The leaves of the Amazonian cherry tree contain a chemical that is useful in 
treating breast cancer, however, to be effective, a patient must eat 30 pounds 
of the leaves per day for at least four weeks.”

This is a classic, grammatically incorrect, run-on sentence.  It would be correct, 
and easy, to write it as:

“The leaves of the Amazonian cherry tree contain a chemical that is useful in 
treating breast cancer.  To be effective, however, a patient must eat 30 pounds 
of the leaves per day for at least four weeks.”

I understand that this email will have no impact whatsoever.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Frank

Lawrence H. Frank
Resek, Liang & Frank LLP
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