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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>540872-00039</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td> 5/15/2009 1:45:18 PM </td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Organization: </b></td><td>OSKR, LLC</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Douglas Kidder</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>CA</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='540872-00039.pdf'>540872-00039.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>Attached is a working paper authored by Douglas G. Kidder and Vincent E. O'Brien examining the disparity in outcomes of real world patent licensing with jury-awarded patent damages.</body></html>