0651-AC00 200904 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 37 CFR 1 35 USC 2(b)(2) No NPRM 08/10/2007 72 FR 44992 NPRM Comment Period End 10/09/2007 Second NPRM 03/10/2008 73 FR 12679 Second NPRM Comment Period End 04/09/2008 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Yes Businesses None No No Yes No Robert Bahr W. 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 571 272-8800 robert.bahr@uspto.gov Mail Stop Comments-Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria VA 22313