Public Statements for the Intellectual Property Law Community

• February 10, 2004 Comments on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's proposed regulations covering recognition to practice before the USPTO, investigations and disciplinary proceedings in that venue and rules of professional conduct for practitioners before the USPTO.
• May 20, 1999 Support for IP Constituency of the Domain Names Support Organization (DNSO). **
• August 4, 1997 Comments to the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks about Proposed Rule Changes of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
• April 18, 1997 Letters to U.S. Representatives Hon. Harold Rogers, Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Hon. Orrin G. Hatch, Hon. Ted Stevens, Hon. Robert L. Livingston, Hon. Howard Coble, Hon. Henry J. Hyde, and Hon. Pete V. Domenici on proposed diversion of fees paid to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. **
• July 30, 1996 Comment in a letter to Philip G. Hampton II, Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks, proposing an appointment from the Community to the newly formed Trademark Office Advisory Group.
• June 14, 1996 Comments in a letter to the Honorable Bruce A. Lehman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademark, regarding difficulties which Community Members have encountered in the processing of trademark applications and related documents.
• June 16, 1989 Comments for submission to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding changes to proposed Patent Rule in 37 CFR 1.57 and 1.97 - 1.99.
• September 2, 1988 Letter addressed to the Hon. Robert M Kastenmeier, Chair Sub-committee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice, on the Trademark Law Revision Act (H.R. 4156).
• August 5, 1988 Comments in support of proposed amendments of patent rules published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (CFR Part 10) re P.T.O. Office of Enrollment and Discipline procedures.
• November 24, 1987 Proposed letter recommending clarifications of proposed changes in miscellaneous patent rules by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
• June 6, 1985 Comments on proposed change in submission of drawings to the Patent and Trademark Office.
• February 27, 1985 Proposed Patent Trademark Office Rules concerning arbitration of patent interference cases.
• October 4, 1984 Comments on proposed disciplinary rules of the Patent and Trademark Office.
• July 27, 1984 Comments on H.R. 3605, the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984.
• July 18, 1983 Proposed comments on S. 1538.

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