Discontinuing the Mass Mailing of Paper Fee Schedules to Registered Attorneys, Agents, and Deposit Account Holders, 68166 [2011-28536]
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Regardless of fishing region or
species, each sector must be adequately
represented, and the intent is to have a
group that, as a whole, reflects an
appropriate and equitable balance and
mix of interests given the
responsibilities of the HMS AP. Criteria
for membership include one or more of
the following: (1) Experience in the
HMS recreational fishing industry; (2)
experience in the HMS commercial
fishing industry; (3) experience in
fishery-related industries (e.g., marinas,
bait and tackle shops); (4) experience in
the scientific community working with
HMS; and/or (5) representation of a
private, non-governmental, regional,
national, or international organization
representing marine fisheries; or
environmental, governmental, or
academic interests dealing with HMS.
Five additional members on the HMS
AP include one member representing
each of the following Councils: New
England Fishery Management Council,
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, the Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council,
and the Caribbean Fishery Management
Council. The HMS AP also includes 22
ex-officio participants: 20
representatives of the coastal states and
two representatives of the interstate
commissions (the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission and the Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commission).
NMFS will provide the necessary
administrative support, including
technical assistance, for the HMS AP.
However, NMFS will not compensate
participants with monetary support of
any kind. Depending on availability of
funds, members may be reimbursed for
travel costs related to the HMS AP
meetings.
C. Meeting Schedule
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Meetings of the HMS AP will be held
as frequently as necessary but are
routinely held twice each year in the
spring and fall. The meetings may be
held in conjunction with public
hearings.
Dated: October 31, 2011.
Steven Thur,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No. PTO–C–2011–0054]
Discontinuing the Mass Mailing of
Paper Fee Schedules to Registered
Attorneys, Agents, and Deposit
Account Holders
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is
discontinuing the mass mailing of
revised paper fee schedules to registered
attorneys, agents, and deposit account
holders when fees are adjusted due to
enactment of legislation or fluctuations
in the Consumer Price Index. Since a
substantial majority of filings and fee
payments are submitted on-line, and the
most up-to-date fee schedule is always
available and maintained on-line, the
USPTO has discontinued the mass
mailing of the paper fee schedules. The
current fee schedule is essentially built
into the on-line systems (e.g., EFS–Web,
TEAS, accessible through the USPTO
home page, etc.), which display the
current fee amounts required at the time
of submitting the payment.
DATES: Effective Date: November 3,
2011.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Lee, Office of Finance,
Receipts Accounting Division, by
telephone at (571) 272–6343; or by mail
addressed to: Mail Stop 16, Director of
the USPTO, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA 22313–1450.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
USPTO is discontinuing the mass
mailing of revised paper fee schedules
that have been sent to registered
attorneys, agents, and deposit account
holders since the early 1990s. Since
1998, the revised paper fee schedules
have always indicated that the most upto-date fee amounts and information are
maintained on the USPTO Web site.
This availability of the fee amounts and
information renders paper fee schedules
obsolete.
The purpose of the mass mailings was
to provide the practitioners with
advance notice of upcoming fee
adjustments at a time when filings and
fee payments were mainly submitted by
mail. Due to the lead time needed for
finalizing, bulk printing, and mass
mailing of the paper fee schedules, the
paper fee schedules have sometimes
been mailed out weeks after the new
fees are already in effect. Currently over
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90 percent of patent applications are
filed on-line via EFS–Web, and over 98
percent of trademark applications are
filed on-line via TEAS.
The official, current USPTO fee
schedule will continue to be available
and maintained on the USPTO Web site
at https://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/
cfo/finance/fees.jsp. Additionally, those
wishing to receive a paper copy of the
current USPTO fee schedule can obtain
this copy by calling the USPTO Contact
Center at (571) 272–1000 or (800) 786–
9199.
Dated: October 28, 2011.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No. PTO–P–2011–0057]
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term
of U.S. Patent No. 5,407,914;
SURFAXIN® (Lucinactant)
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Interim Patent Term
Extension.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office has issued an Order
Granting Interim Extension for a third
one-year interim extension of the term
of U.S. Patent No. 5,407,914.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary C. Till by telephone at (571) 272–
7755; by mail marked to her attention
and addressed to the Commissioner for
Patents, Mail Stop Hatch-Waxman PTE,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450; by fax marked to her attention at
(571) 273–7755, or by email to
Mary.Till@uspto.gov.
SUMMARY:
Section
156 of Title 35, United States Code,
generally provides that the term of a
patent may be extended for a period of
up to five years if the patent claims a
product, or a method of making or using
a product, that has been subject to
certain defined regulatory review, and
that the patent may be extended for
interim periods of up to one year if the
regulatory review is anticipated to
extend beyond the expiration date of the
patent.
On September 19, 2011, Discovery
Laboratories Inc., on behalf of patent
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2011-0054]
Discontinuing the Mass Mailing of Paper Fee Schedules to
Registered Attorneys, Agents, and Deposit Account Holders
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
discontinuing the mass mailing of revised paper fee schedules to
registered attorneys, agents, and deposit account holders when fees are
adjusted due to enactment of legislation or fluctuations in the
Consumer Price Index. Since a substantial majority of filings and fee
payments are submitted on-line, and the most up-to-date fee schedule is
always available and maintained on-line, the USPTO has discontinued the
mass mailing of the paper fee schedules. The current fee schedule is
essentially built into the on-line systems (e.g., EFS-Web, TEAS,
accessible through the USPTO home page, etc.), which display the
current fee amounts required at the time of submitting the payment.
DATES: Effective Date: November 3, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Lee, Office of Finance,
Receipts Accounting Division, by telephone at (571) 272-6343; or by
mail addressed to: Mail Stop 16, Director of the USPTO, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USPTO is discontinuing the mass mailing
of revised paper fee schedules that have been sent to registered
attorneys, agents, and deposit account holders since the early 1990s.
Since 1998, the revised paper fee schedules have always indicated that
the most up-to-date fee amounts and information are maintained on the
USPTO Web site. This availability of the fee amounts and information
renders paper fee schedules obsolete.
The purpose of the mass mailings was to provide the practitioners
with advance notice of upcoming fee adjustments at a time when filings
and fee payments were mainly submitted by mail. Due to the lead time
needed for finalizing, bulk printing, and mass mailing of the paper fee
schedules, the paper fee schedules have sometimes been mailed out weeks
after the new fees are already in effect. Currently over 90 percent of
patent applications are filed on-line via EFS-Web, and over 98 percent
of trademark applications are filed on-line via TEAS.
The official, current USPTO fee schedule will continue to be
available and maintained on the USPTO Web site at https://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/cfo/finance/fees.jsp. Additionally, those wishing to
receive a paper copy of the current USPTO fee schedule can obtain this
copy by calling the USPTO Contact Center at (571) 272-1000 or (800)
786-9199.
Dated: October 28, 2011.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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