From: Blanco White, Henry Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 9:43 AM To: Information Collection Subject: 0651–0031 inquiry Please revise all forms that require correction of a defect, list multiple possible defects, and fail to identify the specific defect alleged to be present. For example, the form: “Letter Withdrawing the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due” (Issued as an attachment to PTOL-85, not separately numbered), recites all the requirements for an inventor’s Oath/Declaration, asserts that a declaration in compliance with those requirements has not been submitted, but gives no indication of what is alleged to be wrong. The person who issued the form must know what he or she thinks is wrong, so not providing that information to the applicant imposes an excessive, and totally unnecessary, burden on the applicant. Henry N. Blanco White Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP One Logan Square, Ste. 2000 Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 (215) 988-3301 office (215) 988-2757 fax (267) 809-2189 mobile Henry.BlancoWhite@dbr.com www.drinkerbiddle.com ************************************** Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a Delaware limited liability partnership. The partner responsible for the firm’s Princeton office is Jonathan I. Epstein, and the partner responsible for the firm’s Florham Park office is Andrew B. Joseph. ************************************** This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the intended addressee (or authorized to receive for the intended addressee), you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP by reply e-mail and delete the message. Thank you very much. **************************************