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-<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
-<HTML>
-<HEAD>
-<TITLE>Patent Reform Now - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE>
-<LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:address@hidden">
-</HEAD>
-<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#1F00FF" ALINK="#FF0000"
VLINK="#9900DD">
-<h3>Patent Reform Now! Mail USPTO before 12 April 2001!</h3>
-by <a href="mailto:address@hidden">Don Marti <address@hidden></a>
-<BR>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
+<title>Patent Reform Now - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</title>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+<h2>Patent Reform Now! Mail USPTO before 12 April 2001!</h2>
+<p>by Don Marti <a href="mailto:address@hidden"><address@hidden></a></p>
+
+<p><em>
[This page remains here for historical interest; we will post the results
of this campaign when we hear who who has been put on the committee.]
+</em></p>
-<P>
-
+<p>
3 April 2001
+</p>
<p>
-
Only six working days remain until the deadline arrives to submit
nominations for the US Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Public
Advisory Committee. If you or someone you know has some helpful advice
for USPTO and is a US citizen willing to serve, please submit a
nomination. A letter and the person's resume is all you need to send. It
doesn't take long, and you can do it by e-mail.
+</p>
<p>
-
-Richard M. Stallman, inventor of notable software innovations including
-the Emacs editor and the software distribution model "copyleft", is our
-choice for the committee. Stallman has shown reasoned opposition not only
-to the current trends of patenting other people's work and trivial new
-developments, but also to the patentability of mathematical algorithms and
-business methods. <a href="http://stallman.org/#serious">"A serious
-bio"</a> from his web site is the resume he offers; it summarizes his
-achievements.
+Richard M. Stallman, inventor of notable software innovations
+including the Emacs editor and the software distribution model
+“copyleft”, is our choice for the committee. Stallman has
+shown reasoned opposition not only to the current trends of patenting
+other people's work and trivial new developments, but also to the
+patentability of mathematical algorithms and business
+methods. <a href="http://stallman.org/#serious">“A serious
+bio”</a> from his web site is the resume he offers; it
+summarizes his achievements.
+</p>
<p>
-
If you a fan of other patent reform advocates, you might consider
nominating one of them instead of, or in addition to, RMS. Lawrence
Lessig, Eben Moglen and Tim O'Reilly might all make good committee
-members. Nominate your favorite. Or if you're ready to help USPTO fix its
-broken system, get someone to nominate you.
+members. Nominate your favorite. Or if you're ready to
+help <abbr title="United States Patent and Trademark Office">USPTO</abbr>
+fix its broken system, get someone to nominate you.
+</p>
<p>
-
Last year, Acting Secretary of Commerce Robert L. Mallett appointed <a
-href="http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/00-43.htm"> an initial
+href="http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/00-43.htm">an initial
complement of nine</a> to the committee: six lawyers, two patent-holding
inventors and two professors. (One of the professors is a professor of
law, so it adds up to nine, if you're counting.) None are patent reform
advocates.
+</p>
<p>Here is the original notice from the Federal Register (converted from the
<a href="http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/pubadvcomnom.pdf">
original PDF file</a> on the USPTO site.)
+</p>
<p>
-
Mail <a
-href="mailto:address@hidden">address@hidden</a> today.
+href="mailto:address@hidden"><address@hidden></a>
+today.
+</p>
-<hr><p>
+<hr />
+<p>
<b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
</b>
-
-<br><b>United States Patent and Trademark
+</p>
+<br /><b>United States Patent and Trademark
Office
</b>
-<br>[Docket No. 000317075103502]
+<br />[Docket No. 000317075103502]
-<br>RIN 0651XX22
+<br />RIN 0651 XX22
-<br><b>Public Advisory Committees</b>
+<br /><b>Public Advisory Committees</b>
-<br><b>AGENCY:</b> United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
+<br /><b>AGENCY:</b> United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
-<br><b>ACTION:</b> Notice and request for nominations.
+<br /><b>ACTION:</b> Notice and request for nominations.
<p><b>SUMMARY
</b>
+</p>
<p>On November 29, 1999, the President signed into law the Patent
-and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (the ``Act''), Pub. L. 106113,
-Appendix I, Title IV, Subtitle G, 113 Stat. 1501A 572, which, among
+and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (the ``Act''), Pub. L. 106113,
+Appendix I, Title IV, Subtitle G, 113 Stat. 1501A 572, which, among
other things, established two Public Advisory Committees to review the
policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with respect to patents, in the case
@@ -95,9 +99,11 @@
the Director in these matters. The USPTO is requesting nominations for
three (3) members to each Public Advisory Committee for terms beginning
on July 13, 2001.
+</p>
<p><b>DATES:</b> Nominations must be postmarked or electronically
transmitted on or before April 12, 2001.
+</p>
<p><b>ADDRESSES:</b> Persons wishing to submit nominations should
send the nominee's resume to Chief of Staff, Office of the
@@ -108,20 +114,24 @@
(703) 305-8664; or by mail marked to the Chief of Staff's attention and
addressed to the Office of the Director of the USPTO, Washington, DC
20231.
+</p>
<p><b>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</b> Chief of Staff by facsimile
-transmission marked to his attention at (703) 3058664, or by mail
+transmission marked to his attention at (703) 3058664, or by mail
marked to his attention and addressed to the Office of the Director of
the USPTO, Washington, DC 20231.
+</p>
<p><b>SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</b> Under the Act, the then-Acting
Secretary of Commerce appointed members to the two Patent and Trademark
Public Advisory Committees on July 13, 2000. The Advisory Committees'
duties include:
+</p>
-<ul><li>Review and advise the Director of the USPTO on matters relating
+<ul>
+<li>Review and advise the Director of the USPTO on matters relating
to policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of the USPTO
-relating to patents and trademarks, respectively; and
+relating to patents and trademarks, respectively; and</li>
<li>Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year: (1) Prepare an
annual report on the matters listed above; (2) transmit the report
@@ -130,11 +140,11 @@
publish the report in the Official Gazette of the USPTO. Members of the
Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees are appointed by and
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce for three (3)-year
-terms.
+terms.</li>
</ul>
-<p><b>Advisory Committees</b>
+<p><b>Advisory Committees</b></p>
<p>The Public Advisory Committees are each composed of nine (9)
voting members who are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce (the
@@ -150,9 +160,10 @@
the independent inventors' community. 35 U.S.C. 5(b)(2). Each of the
Public Advisory Committees also includes three (3) non-voting members
representing each labor organization recognized by the USPTO.
+</p>
<p><b>Procedures and Guidelines of the Patent and Trademark Public
-Advisory Committees</b>
+Advisory Committees</b></p>
<p>Each newly appointed member of the Patent and Trademark Public
Advisory Committees will serve for a term of three years. Members
@@ -174,10 +185,12 @@
additional information assumes that members are not engaged in Public
Advisory Committee business more than sixty days during each calendar
year:
+</p>
-<ul><li>Each member will be required to file a confidential financial
+<ul>
+<li>Each member will be required to file a confidential financial
disclosure form within thirty (30) days of appointment. 5 C.F.R.
-2634.202(c), 2634.204, 2634.903, and 2634.904(b).
+2634.202(c), 2634.204, 2634.903, and 2634.904(b).</li>
<li>Each member will be subject to many of the public integrity laws,
including criminal bars against representing a party, 18 U.S.C. 203(c),
@@ -186,16 +199,16 @@
that involved at least one specific party. See also 18 U.S.C. 207 for
post-membership bars. A member also must not act on a matter in which
the member (or any of certain closely related entities) has a financial
-interest. 18 U.S.C. 208.
+interest. 18 U.S.C. 208.</li>
<li>Representation of foreign interests
may also raise issues. 35 U.S.C. 5(a)(1)
-and 18 U.S.C. 219.
+and 18 U.S.C. 219.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Meetings of the Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees
-</b>
+</b></p>
<p>Meetings of each Advisory Committee will take place at the call
of the chair to consider an agenda set by the chair. Meetings may be
@@ -204,55 +217,91 @@
to the public except each Advisory Committee may, by majority vote, meet
in executive session when considering personnel or other confidential
matters. Nominees must also have the ability to participate in Committee
-business through the Internet.
+business through the Internet.</p>
-
-<p><b>Procedure for Submitting Nominations</b>
+<p><b>Procedure for Submitting Nominations</b></p>
<p>Submit resumes for nominations for the Patent Public Advisory
Committee and the Trademark Public Advisory Committee to the USPTO's
-Chief of Staff as provided above.
+Chief of Staff as provided above.</p>
<p>Dated: March 7, 2001.
-<br>Nicholas P. Godici,
+<br />Nicholas P. Godici,
+</p>
<p><i>Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
-Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.</i>
+Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.</i></p>
-<p>[FR Doc. 016238 Filed 31201; 8:45 am]
-<br>
-BILLING CODE 351016U
-<p>
+<p>[FR Doc. 016238 Filed 31201; 8:45 am]
+<br />
+BILLING CODE 351016U
+</p>
-<HR>
+</div>
-Return to <A HREF="/home.html">GNU's home page</A>.
-<P>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
+<div id="footer">
+<p>
Please send questions and comments regarding this specific page to <a
href="mailto:address@hidden">Don Marti <address@hidden></a>.
+</p>
-<P>
+<p>
+Please send FSF & GNU inquiries to
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden"><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
+There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a>
+the FSF.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Please see the
+<a href="/server/standards/README.translations">Translations
+README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting
+translations of this article.
+</p>
-Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries & questions to
-<A HREF="mailto:address@hidden"><EM>address@hidden</EM></A>.
-There are also <A HREF="/home.html#ContactInfo">other ways to
-contact</A> the FSF.
-<P>
+<p>
This article is reprinted here with permission from Don Marti.
-<P>
-Copyright (C) 2001, Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. All rights
-reserved.
+</p>
+<p>
+Copyright © 2001, Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. All rights
+reserved.</p>
<p>
First published on the Linux Journal web site 3 April 2001. Verbatim
copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any
medium, provided this notice is preserved.
+</p>
+
<p>
Updated:
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-$Date: 2001/04/28 22:15:59 $ $Author: bkuhn $
+$Date: 2007/04/05 15:25:32 $
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-<HR>
-</BODY>
-</HTML>
+</p>
+</div>
+<div id="translations">
+<h3>Translations of this page:</h3>
+
+<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical. -->
+<!-- Comment what the language is for each type, i.e. de is Deutsch.-->
+<!-- If you add a new language here, please -->
+<!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
+<!-- - /home/www/bin/nightly-vars either TAGSLANG or WEBLANG -->
+<!-- - /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
+<!-- - one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
+<!-- - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
+<!-- to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
+<!-- Please also check you have the 2 letter language code right versus -->
+<!-- <URL:http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm> -->
+<!-- Please use W3C normative character entities -->
+
+<ul class="translations-list">
+<!-- English -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/dmarti-patent.html">English</a> [en]</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>
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