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BIO Comments to the USPTO’s MAY 10, 2024 Proposed…
BIO submitted these comments in response to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s May 10, 2024, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Terminal Disclaimer Practice to Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting.
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Comments of the Biotechnology Innovation…
On behalf of its member organizations, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (“BIO”) respectfully submits this Comment in response to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (the “Patent Office” or “PTO”) February 13, 2024 Request for…
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BIO Comments to FWS on Use of GMOs on National…
BIO comments on a proposed rule to restrict planting of GE organisms on national wildlife refuge lands. 
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BIO Comments on RFS Standards for 2019 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volumes for 2020
August 17, 2018
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is pleased to provide comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed rule on the Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2019 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2020 …
BIO Submits Comments on FDA Draft Guidance: Limited Population Pathway for Antibacterial and Antifungal Drugs
August 14, 2018
Re: Docket No. FDA-2018-D-2032: The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is pleased to submit the following comments on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Draft Guidance, “Limited Population Pathway for Antibacterial and Antifungal Drugs …
BIO Comments on FDA Draft Guidance on Considerations for the Inclusion of Adolescent Patients in Adult Oncology Clinical Trials
August 3, 2018
BIO submitted comments on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Draft Guidance, Considerations for the Inclusion of Adolescent Patients in Adult Oncology Clinical Trials. The draft guidance is an important step towards ensuring stakeholders…
BIO Led Coalition Letter in Support of Cellulosic Biofuel Technologies
July 31, 2018
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begins its work to develop the proposed 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO), we encourage the agency to take a renewed look at commercial-ready cellulosic biofuels.
Letter to Rep. Barbara Comstock in Support of SUCCESS Act of 2018
July 26, 2018
BIO sent the following letter to Representative Barbara Comstock following her introduction of H.R. 6390, the “Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018” or the SUCCESS Act  
BIO Submits Comments Re: HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs
July 16, 2018
First and foremost, this is an extraordinary time for biotechnology. The therapies in development and coming to the market are unlike any we have seen in the history of medicine. We have entered into a new era of medicine, and BIO members are making…
BIO Submits Comments Re: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) Proposed Rule
July 16, 2018
BIO’s comments on the Proposed Rule are focused on the following areas:  Proposed changes to the IPPS for coverage and payment of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR T) Therapy and other Transformative Therapies;  Updates to the Medicare…
BIO's Comments on Proposed PTO Rules Change to Post-Grant Reviews
July 11, 2018
Comments of BIO on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s proposed revisions to the standard for construing disputed claim terms in inter partes reviews, post-grant reviews, and covered business method reviews (“post-grant…
BIO Recommendations for Tax Reform 2.0 Package
July 9, 2018
As the Ways and Means Committee begins to develop new tax legislation, it is imperative that they include policies to incentivize, or at a minimum remove obstacles that impede, the emerging biotechnology companies that are conducting life-changing…
BIO Comments on USDA-AMS National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
July 3, 2018
RE: Proposed Rule- National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard- Doc. No. AMS-TM-17-0050 83; Fed. Reg. 19860 (May 4, 2018)