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FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human biological product.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2025/06/16/2025-11039.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"90 FR 25341","comment_url":"http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2024-E-0221-0005","comments_close_on":"2025-08-15","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Anyone with knowledge that any of the dates as published (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) are incorrect must submit either electronic or written comments and ask for a redetermination by August 15, 2025. 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