Comments on Files Treatment of
Unlocatable Application and Patent Files

As of August 11, 2000, the organizations and persons listed below have submitted comments in response to the proposed rule Treatment of Unlocatable Application and Patent Files, published in the Federal Register at 65 Fed. Reg. 42309 (July 10, 2000), and in the Official Gazette at 1237 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 28 (Aug. 1, 2000).

It is hoped that the public will review this list to determine if it is complete. If any person or organization has submitted comments but is not included in this listing, please submit the comment by electronic mail message at reconstruct.comments@uspto.gov, or by facsimile at (703)872-9411, or contact Robert W. Bahr by telephone at (703) 305-0471.

A. Intellectual Property Organizations

1. American Intellectual Property Law Association
2. American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law

B. Law Firms

1. Banner & Witcoff
2. Greenblum & Bernstein
3. Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

C. Businesses

1. Celanese Acetate LLC

D. Individuals; Other

1. Rodriguez, M.
2. Anonymous

E. Patent Practitioners

1. Haupt, K.
2. Kondracki, C.
3. Morgan, P.
4. Steinkraus, W.

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