# LANGUAGE translation of https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/dmarti-patent.html # Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This file is distributed under the same license as the original article. # FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: dmarti-patent.html\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2021-09-02 17:25+0000\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" "Language: \n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. type: Content of: msgid "Patent Reform Now - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> msgid "Patent Reform Now! Mail USPTO before 12 April 2001!" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><address> msgid "by Don Marti <<a href=\"mailto:dmarti@ssc.com\">dmarti@ssc.com</a>>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "<em> [This page remains here for historical interest; we will post the " "results of this campaign when we hear who has been put on the committee.] " "</em>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "3 April 2001" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Only six working days remain until the deadline arrives to submit " "nominations for the US Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Public Advisory " "Committee. If you or someone you know has some helpful advice for USPTO and " "is a US citizen willing to serve, please submit a nomination. A letter and " "the person's resume is all you need to send. It doesn't take long, and you " "can do it by e-mail." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Richard M. Stallman, inventor of notable software innovations including the " "Emacs editor and the software distribution model “copyleft,” is " "our choice for the committee. Stallman has shown reasoned opposition not " "only to the current trends of patenting other people's work and trivial new " "developments, but also to the patentability of mathematical algorithms and " "business methods. <a " "href=\"https://stallman.org/biographies.html#serious\">“A serious " "bio”</a> from his web site is the resume he offers; it summarizes his " "achievements." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "If you a fan of other patent reform advocates, you might consider nominating " "one of them instead of, or in addition to, RMS. Lawrence Lessig, Eben Moglen " "and Tim O'Reilly might all make good committee members. Nominate your " "favorite. Or if you're ready to help USPTO fix its broken system, get " "someone to nominate you." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Last year, Acting Secretary of Commerce Robert L. Mallett appointed <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20201020233115/https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/acting-commerce-secretary-robert-l-mallett-names-members-new-uspto-advisory\">an " "initial complement of nine</a> to the committee: six lawyers, two " "patent-holding inventors and two professors. (One of the professors is a " "professor of law, so it adds up to nine, if you're counting.) None are " "patent reform advocates." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Here is the original notice from the Federal Register (converted from the <a " "href=\"https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/pubadvcomnom.pdf\"> " "original PDF file</a> on the USPTO site.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Mail <a " "href=\"mailto:PPACnomination@uspto.gov\"><PPACnomination@uspto.gov></a> " "today." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "<b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE </b>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "<b>United States Patent and Trademark Office </b>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "[Docket No. 000317075103502]" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "RIN 0651 XX22" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "<b>Public Advisory Committees</b>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "<b>AGENCY:</b> United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "<b>ACTION:</b> Notice and request for nominations." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "<b>SUMMARY </b>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "On November 29, 1999, the President signed into law the Patent and Trademark " "Office Efficiency Act (the “Act”), Pub. L. 106113, Appendix I, " "Title IV, Subtitle G, 113 Stat. 1501A 572, which, among other things, " "established two Public Advisory Committees to review the policies, goals, " "performance, budget and user fees of the United States Patent and Trademark " "Office (USPTO) with respect to patents, in the case of the Patent Public " "Advisory Committee, and with respect to trademarks, in the case of the " "Trademark Public Advisory Committee, and to advise the Director in these " "matters. The USPTO is requesting nominations for three (3) members to each " "Public Advisory Committee for terms beginning on July 13, 2001." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "<b>DATES:</b> Nominations must be postmarked or electronically transmitted " "on or before April 12, 2001." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "<b>ADDRESSES:</b> Persons wishing to submit nominations should send the " "nominee's resume to Chief of Staff, Office of the Director of the USPTO, " "Washington, DC 20231; by electronic mail to PPACnomination@uspto.gov for the " "Patent Public Advisory Committee or TPACnomination@uspto.gov for the " "Trademark Public Advisory Committee; by facsimile transmission marked to the " "Chief of Staff's attention at (703) 305-8664; or by mail marked to the Chief " "of Staff's attention and addressed to the Office of the Director of the " "USPTO, Washington, DC 20231." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "<b>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</b> Chief of Staff by facsimile " "transmission marked to his attention at (703) 3058664, or by mail marked to " "his attention and addressed to the Office of the Director of the USPTO, " "Washington, DC 20231." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "<b>SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</b> Under the Act, the then-Acting Secretary " "of Commerce appointed members to the two Patent and Trademark Public " "Advisory Committees on July 13, 2000. The Advisory Committees' duties " "include:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> msgid "" "Review and advise the Director of the USPTO on matters relating to policies, " "goals, performance, budget, and user fees of the USPTO relating to patents " "and trademarks, respectively; and" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> msgid "" "Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year: (1) Prepare an annual " "report on the matters listed above; (2) transmit the report to the Secretary " "of Commerce, the President, and the Committees on the Judiciary of the " "Senate and the House of Representatives; and (3) publish the report in the " "Official Gazette of the USPTO. Members of the Patent and Trademark Public " "Advisory Committees are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the " "Secretary of Commerce for three (3)-year terms." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "<b>Advisory Committees</b>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "The Public Advisory Committees are each composed of nine (9) voting members " "who are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce (the “Secretary”) " "and who have “substantial backgrounds and achievement in finance, " "management, labor relations, science, technology, and office " "automation.” 35 U.S.C. 5(b)(3). The Public Advisory Committee members " "must be United States citizens and represent the interests of diverse users " "of the USPTO both large and small entity applicants in proportion to the " "number of such applications filed. In the case of the Patent Public Advisory " "Committee, at least twenty-five (25) percent of the members must represent " "“small business concerns, independent inventors, and nonprofit " "organizations,” and at least one member must represent the independent " "inventors' community. 35 U.S.C. 5(b)(2). Each of the Public Advisory " "Committees also includes three (3) non-voting members representing each " "labor organization recognized by the USPTO." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "<b>Procedures and Guidelines of the Patent and Trademark Public Advisory " "Committees</b>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Each newly appointed member of the Patent and Trademark Public Advisory " "Committees will serve for a term of three years. Members appointed in the " "current fiscal year shall serve from July 13, 2001, to July 12, 2004. As " "required by the Act, members of the Patent and Trademark Public Advisory " "Committees will receive compensation for each day, including travel time, " "while the member is attending meetings or engaged in the business of that " "Advisory Committee. The rate of compensation is the daily equivalent of the " "annual rate of basic pay in effect for level III of the Executive Schedule " "under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "While away from home or regular place of business, each member will be " "allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as " "authorized by Section 5703 of Title 5, United States Code. The USPTO will " "provide the necessary administrative support, including technical " "assistance, for the Committees. Applicability of Certain Ethics Laws Members " "of each Public Advisory Committee shall be special Government employees " "within the meaning of Section 202 of Title 18, United States Code. The " "following additional information assumes that members are not engaged in " "Public Advisory Committee business more than sixty days during each calendar " "year:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> msgid "" "Each member will be required to file a confidential financial disclosure " "form within thirty (30) days of appointment. 5 C.F.R. 2634.202(c), " "2634.204, 2634.903, and 2634.904(b)." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> msgid "" "Each member will be subject to many of the public integrity laws, including " "criminal bars against representing a party, 18 U.S.C. 203(c), or acting " "where the United States has an interest, 18 U.S.C. 205(c), in a particular " "matter that came before the member's committee and that involved at least " "one specific party. See also 18 U.S.C. 207 for post-membership bars. A " "member also must not act on a matter in which the member (or any of certain " "closely related entities) has a financial interest. 18 U.S.C. 208." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> msgid "" "Representation of foreign interests may also raise issues. 35 U.S.C. 5(a)(1) " "and 18 U.S.C. 219." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "<b>Meetings of the Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees </b>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Meetings of each Advisory Committee will take place at the call of the chair " "to consider an agenda set by the chair. Meetings may be conducted in person, " "electronically through the Internet, or by other appropriate means. The " "meetings of each Advisory Committee will be open to the public except each " "Advisory Committee may, by majority vote, meet in executive session when " "considering personnel or other confidential matters. Nominees must also have " "the ability to participate in Committee business through the Internet." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "<b>Procedure for Submitting Nominations</b>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Submit resumes for nominations for the Patent Public Advisory Committee and " "the Trademark Public Advisory Committee to the USPTO's Chief of Staff as " "provided above." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "Dated: March 7, 2001." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "Nicholas P. Godici," msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "<i>Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting " "Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.</i>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "[FR Doc. 016238 Filed 31201; 8:45 am]" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "BILLING CODE 351016U" msgstr "" #. 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