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QUESTION 11:
11. After publication, should assignment records of a published
application also be made accessible to the public?
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FROM RESPONDENT 001:
NAME: David E. Craword, Jr. (Reg No. 38,118)
COMPANY: ROGERS, HOWELL & HAFERKAMP
COUNSELLORS AT LAW
ADDR-1: PIERRE LACLEDE CENTER, SUITE 1400
7733 F0RSYTH BOULEVARD
CITY, STATE ZIP: ST.LOUIS, MISS0URI 63105-1817
TELEPHONE: (314) 727-5188
FAX:
REPRESENT: unclear
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COMMENT ON QUESTION 11:
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001-Q11.TXT
Although assignment records are of interest, particularly to those
who only monitor specific competitors, access to assignment records
does not further the patent system goals but rather unnecessarily
burdens the system. Therefore, assignment records should remain
closed until issuance.
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FROM RESPONDENT 026:
NAME: Louis Maassel
COMPANY: World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
ADDR-1: 12716 Buckingham Drive
CITY, STATE ZIP: Bowie, Maryland 20715
TELEPHONE: 301) 464-4306
FAX:
REPRESENT: self
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COMMENT ON QUESTION 11:
In view of provisional protection being available, it would appear necessary for the public to know who is the owner of the published application.
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FROM RESPONDENT 041:
NAME: Frederick S. Burkhart
COMPANY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION
OF THE. STATE. BAR OF MICHIGAN
ADDR-1: 306 TOWNSEND STREET
CITY, STATE ZIP: LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933
TELEPHONE: 517-372-9030
FAX:
REPRESENT: association
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COMMENT ON QUESTION 11:
After publication of the application, the assignment records should be also made accessible to the public.
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FROM RESPONDENT 019:
NAME: Wilmot H. McCutchen, President
COMPANY: HOUSTON INVENTORS ASSOCIATION
ADDR-1:
CITY, STATE ZIP: HOUSTON, TEXAS
TELEPHONE: (713) 957 4344
FAX: (713) 868-4104
REPRESENT: COMPANY
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COMMENT ON QUESTION 11:
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019-Q11.TXT
Yes. The intent of the non-enabling publication under option i
(Appendix "A" format) is to bring the applicant and interested third
parties together so that they may come to their own agreement as to
further disclosure of the contents of the application. The PTO should
not be rying to cram down the terms of a disclosure deal against the
protests of inventors. Lt the interested parties work it out,
Assignment information reveals the existence of all interested
parties and would be consistent with this goal of bringing the
parties into contact.
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FROM RESPONDENT 010:
NAME: Scott Weide
COMPANY: QUIRK & TRATOS
ADDR-1: 550 E. CHARLESTON BLVD. . SUITE D
CITY, STATE ZIP: LAS VEGAS NEVADA 89104
TELEPHONE: (702) 386-1778
FAX:
REPRESENT: firm
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COMMENT ON QUESTION 11:
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010-Q11.TXT
Yes. There is no reason to keep these documents secret.
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FROM RESPONDENT 029:
NAME: Marcia H. Sundeen
COMPANY: PENNIE & EDMONDS
ADDR-1: 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
CITY, STATE ZIP: Washington, D.C. 20006-4706
TELEPHONE: (202) 393-0177
FAX: (202) 393 0462
REPRESENT: PTO Relations Committee
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COMMENT ON QUESTION 11:
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029-Q11.TXT
Yes.
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FROM RESPONDENT 033:
NAME: TOM EASTEP
COMPANY: THE ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION
ADDR-1: 1100 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1200
CITY, STATE ZIP: Washington, D.C 20036-4101
TELEPHONE: 202-293-1414
FAX: 202-467-5591
REPRESENT: ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION
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COMMENT ON QUESTION 11:
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033-Q11.TXT
YES.
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FROM RESPONDENT 008:
NAME: Gabriel P. Katona
COMPANY: Schweitzer Cornman & Gross
Attorneys at Law
ADDR-1: 230 Park Avenue
CITY, STATE ZIP: New York, New York 10169-0059
TELEPHONE: (212) 986-3377
FAX: (212) 986-6126
REPRESENT: unclear
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COMMENT ON QUESTION 11:
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008-Q11.TXT
The answer was already given, that both details of further
prosecution, and of assignments, should be available from the public
application database, until the patent has issued
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FROM RESPONDENT 004:
NAME: Michael H. Minns
COMPANY: INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
Patent Department
ADDR-1: 942 Memorial Parkway
CITY, STATE ZIP: Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
TELEPHONE: (908)859-7700
FAX: (908) 859-7707
REPRESENT: self
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COMMENT ON QUESTION 11:
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004-Q11.TXT
The assignment records of a published application should be made
accessible to the public.
Last Modified: March 1995