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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/dmarti-patent.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/dmarti-patent.html index e7516fa..8a9a2c1 100644 --- a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/dmarti-patent.html +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/dmarti-patent.html @@ -1,16 +1,27 @@ <!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" --> -<!-- Parent-Version: 1.84 --> +<!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 --> +<!-- This page is derived from /server/standards/boilerplate.html --> +<!--#set var="TAGS" value="thirdparty" --> +<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" --> <title>Patent Reform Now - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/dmarti-patent.translist" --> <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" --> +<!--#include virtual="/philosophy/ph-breadcrumb.html" --> +<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE--> +<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" --> +<div class="article reduced-width"> <h2>Patent Reform Now! Mail USPTO before 12 April 2001!</h2> -<p>by Don Marti <a href="mailto:dmarti@ssc.com"><dmarti@ssc.com></a></p> +<address class="byline">by Don Marti <<a +href="mailto:dmarti@ssc.com">dmarti@ssc.com</a>></address> +<div class="infobox"> <p><em> [This page remains here for historical interest; we will post the results - of this campaign when we hear who who has been put on the committee.] + of this campaign when we hear who has been put on the committee.] </em></p> +</div> +<hr class="thin" /> <p> 3 April 2001 @@ -28,11 +39,11 @@ doesn't take long, and you can do it by e-mail. <p> 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 +“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="http://stallman.org/biographies.html#serious">“A serious +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. </p> @@ -56,7 +67,7 @@ advocates. </p> <p>Here is the original notice from the Federal Register (converted from the -<a href="http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/pubadvcomnom.pdf"> +<a href="https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/pubadvcomnom.pdf"> original PDF file</a> on the USPTO site.) </p> @@ -66,7 +77,7 @@ href="mailto:PPACnomination@uspto.gov"><PPACnomination@uspto.gov></a> today. </p> -<hr /> +<hr class="thin" /> <p> <b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE @@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ Office </p> <p>On November 29, 1999, the President signed into law the Patent -and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (the ``Act''), Pub. L. 106113, +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 @@ -150,15 +161,15 @@ terms.</li> <p>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 +“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 +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 +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. @@ -239,10 +250,11 @@ Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.</i></p> <br /> BILLING CODE 351016U </p> +</div> </div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above --> <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" --> -<div id="footer"> +<div id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="unprintable"> <p> @@ -265,13 +277,13 @@ to <a href="mailto:webmasters@gnu.org"><webmasters@gnu.org></a>.</p> to <a href="mailto:web-translators@gnu.org"> <web-translators@gnu.org></a>.</p> - <p>For information on coordinating and submitting translations of + <p>For information on coordinating and contributing translations of our web pages, see <a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations README</a>. --> Please see the <a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations -README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting translations +README</a> for information on coordinating and contributing translations of this article.</p> </div> @@ -296,7 +308,7 @@ of this article.</p> This article is reprinted here with permission from Don Marti. </p> <p> -Copyright © 2001, 2014, Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. All rights +Copyright © 2001, Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. All rights reserved.</p> <p> First published on the Linux Journal web site 3 April 2001. Verbatim @@ -308,10 +320,10 @@ medium, provided this notice is preserved. <p class="unprintable">Updated: <!-- timestamp start --> -$Date: 2020/12/26 14:28:40 $ +$Date: 2021/09/02 08:42:02 $ <!-- timestamp end --> </p> </div> -</div> +</div><!-- for class="inner", starts in the banner include --> </body> </html> |