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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AB12 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Complaints Regarding Invention Promoters 
Abstract: The Patent and Trademark Office (Office) has added rules of practice to implement the Office's procedures for accepting complaints under the Inventor's Rights Act of 1999. The Act requires the Office to provide a forum for publishing complaints concerning invention promoters. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 4   
Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)    35 USC 297    PL 106-113, sec 4001   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  01/20/2000  65 FR 3127   
Interim Final Rule Effective  01/28/2000  65 FR 3127   
Final Action  02/28/2003  68 FR 9551   
Final Action Effective  02/28/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
William Covey
Deputy General Counsel and Director for Enrollment and Discipline
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Phone:571 272-4097
Fax:571 273-0074
Email: will.covey@uspto.gov