Request for Comments on Proposed Examination Guidelines for Computer-Implemented Inventions; Comment Period Extension

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No. 95053144-5144-01]

Request for Comments on Proposed Examination Guidelines for

Computer-Implemented Inventions; Comment Period Extension

AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period and document

availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the legal analysis

referred to in the Request for Comments on Proposed Examination

Guidelines for Computer-Implemented Inventions and extends the comment

period of the notice until November 13, 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 13,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Box 8, Commissioner

of Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231, marked to the

attention of Nancy J. Linck, Solicitor. Comments may also be submitted

by telefax at (730) 305-9373 or by electronic mail through the INTERNET

to ``[email protected].''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen A. Buchanan, Associate Solicitor, by telephone at (703) 305-9035,

by telefax at 703-305-9373, or by mail to her attention addressed to

Box 8, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231.

The legal analysis may be obtained from Karen A. Buchanan. In

addition, the legal analysis is available through anonymous file

transfer protocol (ftp) via the Internet (address: ftp://ftp.uspto.gov/

pub/software/) and through the World Wide Web (address: http://

www.uspto.gov/web/software/).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 2, 1995 (60 FR 28778), the PTO

published its Request for Comments on Proposed Examination Guidelines

for Computer-Implemented Inventions. This notice reported that a legal

analysis supporting the guidelines was being prepared. The legal

analysis is now available and may be obtained from Karen A. Buchanan,

who can be reached using the information indicated above.

The Patent and Trademark Office is also extending the comment

period until November 13, 1995, in order to give the public an

opportunity to include comments on the guidelines in light of the legal

analysis which is now being made available.

Dated: October 4, 1995.

Philip G. Hampton, II,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Acting Commissioner of

Patents and Trademarks.

[FR Doc. 95-25041 Filed 10-6-95; 8:45 am]

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