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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Dan Feigelson via Patentpractice <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 3, 2024 6:34:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Dan Feigelson <djf@iliplaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] proposed terminal disclaimer rule withdrawn</font>
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<div>I hadn't looked through the comments on the NPRM earlier, but browsing through a few of them now, I found
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this gem</a> signed by Drew Hirschfeld, Andre Iancu, Dave Kappos, Laura Peter and Russel Slifer. It's the first one I came across that states that this would be a substantive rule that the PTO doesn't have authority to promulgate.</div>
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<div>The last two paragraphs read,</div>
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<div>"Combined with another recent proposal to increase fees for continuations and terminal disclaimers, some over 700%, the Office is evidently attempting to significantly deter, if not eliminate, continuations practice \u2013 a right that inventors are given by
statute. It is not for the USPTO, an administrative agency<br>
with no substantive rulemaking authority, to make such an important decision for the United States on its own.<br>
"At a time when America is losing its technological edge to China and other nations and needs to maximize its creative output in order to compete in artificial intelligence, 5/6G, quantum, energy, biotechnology, and so much more, the USPTO\u2019s NPRM destabilizes
the patent system and advances anti-innovation policies. The terminal disclaimer and continuations proposal creates uncertainty every day that it remains under consideration, disrupting the innovation economy even if the rules are ultimately not adopted. The
USPTO should withdraw this proposed rules package immediately and work to restore stability and predictability in the American patent system."</div>
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<div>Ouch.<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 8:18\u202fPM Dan Feigelson <<a href="mailto:djf@iliplaw.com">djf@iliplaw.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div>comments at <a href="https://gcfagjf.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com/tr/cl/AqcBA4ZbGNadVuvCZ9niIimRy7Umo5iIekRYHgxov8s7UGZ5_qutl2pBWn1X8zHdIedOR5WKxuWPMqgDeIGA_7iKJWIhZXeegp7EUSHcQ994YND2_5B7pLZTKxLLREmJUB4hgquCm55UzY4YIADF9KmRYztrzSLXhB_EQdjBYr0aD2q4SGoTCk60qf7mE-QrM95cN4UXXPpTfc0R7sMqMKfaAEsf0P-_UXbFzUOUZG2diH_YCRgylh35rF0PKzRhIkUHd5wa4SIn_J8YfK36nQ5BmhjGaj8p8NOpeO5GhcozsXfHPw9DDQBDuJGZ4Rhemcsc3cI" originalsrc="https://gcfagjf.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com/tr/cl/AqcBA4ZbGNadVuvCZ9niIimRy7Umo5iIekRYHgxov8s7UGZ5_qutl2pBWn1X8zHdIedOR5WKxuWPMqgDeIGA_7iKJWIhZXeegp7EUSHcQ994YND2_5B7pLZTKxLLREmJUB4hgquCm55UzY4YIADF9KmRYztrzSLXhB_EQdjBYr0aD2q4SGoTCk60qf7mE-QrM95cN4UXXPpTfc0R7sMqMKfaAEsf0P-_UXbFzUOUZG2diH_YCRgylh35rF0PKzRhIkUHd5wa4SIn_J8YfK36nQ5BmhjGaj8p8NOpeO5GhcozsXfHPw9DDQBDuJGZ4Rhemcsc3cI" shash="VQtXNj+6wECvkHpPZ0WVInhol3o0uKdGAo08/ZaJSreQ5atuh30X+eWIy7GZHy5ZNEHNPYkcX1qLwkpXPI7VxfxAvAz2hA0qtEGt87gDHhuuz7l2JL+4bcqalb7oRF/wAQWkKYQkjDoxbO6pWyYPOufG55QKtpRZjAt2Wby2xqY=" target="_blank">
www.regulations.gov/document/PTO-P-2024-0003-0001</a></div>
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