As of April 21, 2008, the organizations listed below have submitted comments in response to the Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a Biological Deposit, Notice of proposed rule making, first published in the Federal Register at 73 Fed. Reg. 9254 (February 20, 2008) and then published in the Official Gazette at 1328 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 41 (March 18, 2008). It is hoped that the public will review this list to determine if it is complete. If any person or organization has submitted a comment prior to April 21, 2008 in response to the notice, but the comment is not included in this listing, please submit the comment by electronic mail message to kathleen.fonda@uspto.gov, or contact Kathleen Kahler Fonda, by telephone at (571) 272-7754. The comments below are grouped into the following categories: (A) intellectual property organizations and (B) corporations and associations.

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A. Intellectual Property Organizations

1. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) [PDF]
2. Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) [PDF]
3. The Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) [PDF]

B. Corporations and Assciations

1. Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) [PDF]
2. Ceres, Inc. [PDF]

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