REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON REQUEST FOR AGREEMENT The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is preparing to offer the opportunity for partnerships with industry to stimulate electronic filing and correspondence in regard to patent and/or trademark application filing with the release of PTO's first Request for Agreements (RFA). The USPTO would like to receive advance comments on the draft RFA from Industry. The RFA will be posted on the USPTO Internet Site at http://www.uspto.gov. Comments may be submitted to the USPTO through e-mail at the following address: Request for Agreement@uspto.gov.. Written comments should be mailed to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Information Technology Contracts Office, Box 14, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 804, Washington, DC 20231, Att.: Anice Ogden WEB: Request for Agreement, http://www.uspto.gov. E-MAIL: Send comments to this address, Request for Agreement@uspto.gov. Posted 04/05/00 (W-SN441574).

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