[A2k] Index of Submissions to USTR for 2008 Special 301 Report

[Mike Palmedo]

This year USTR received 24 submissions in response to its request for
comments for the Special 301 Report.  19 came from business groups or
individual companies.  Three came from countries that have been placed
on the list already, and two came from individuals.  The complete list
is below.

Corporations and Business Groups
-    International Intellectual Property Alliance
-    Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association
-    American Apparel and Footwear Association
-    Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia
-    CropLife America
-    International Anti-Counterfeiting Association
-    Levi Strauss
-    National Association of Manufacturers
-    Philip Morris
-    Prestone
-    Biotechnology Industry Association
-    Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights
-    Nintendo of America
-    Recording Industry Association
-    Intell
-    Intellectual Property Coalition
-    Television Association of Programmers, Latin America
-    Sports Coalition
-    Generic Pharmaceuticals Association

Countries on the List
-    Poland
-    Turkey
-    Israel

Individuals
-    Ronald S. Henderson (lawyer concerned with proposed USPTO regulations)
-    William Kowalski (inventor whose patent application was delayed in
Philippines)




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Mike Palmedo
Research Coordinator
Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
American University, Washington College of Law
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