Comments on the deferred-fee provisional patent application pilot program and collaboration database to encourage inventions related to COVID-19

The organizations and persons listed below have submitted comments in response to the deferred-fee provisional patent application pilot program and collaboration database to encourage inventions related to COVID-19, published in the Federal Register at 85 Fed. Reg. 58038 (Sept. 17, 2020).

If any person or organization has submitted comments prior to November 16, 2020, but is not included in this listing, please submit the comment by electronic mail message to Covid19ProvisionalApplication@uspto.gov and Robert.Clarke@uspto.gov, or contact Robert A. Clarke by telephone at (571) 272-7735.

The comments below are grouped into the following categories: intellectual property organizations, government agencies, corporations, and individuals. Each comment is attributed to the individual submitting the comment unless the comment indicates it is made on behalf of an organization.

Please note that the following documents are provided as submitted by persons and organizations but may contain redactions of private information, spelling corrections, OCR, or artifacts due to scanning or document format conversion.

A. Intellectual Property Organizations and Government Agencies

B.  Government Agencies

C.  Academic and Research Institutions

D.  Law Firms

E.  Corporations & Associations

F.  Individuals