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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>540872-00029</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>2/12/2009 9:53:37 PM</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Organization: </b></td><td>IBM Corporation</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Alison Mortinger</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>NY</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td>Public Hearings Concerning the Evolving Intellectual Property Marketplace</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Attachments:</b></td><td><a href='540872-00029.pdf'>540872-00029.pdf</a>&nbsp<a href='http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html' target = _blank >Download Adobe Reader</a><br></td></tr></Table>

<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>Please accept IBM's comments titled Improving Patent Clarity. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at adm@us.ibm.com.


Regards, 

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