MEDIA ADVISORY Contact (media inquiries only): Kim Byars 703-305-8341 April 11, 2001 #01-15

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue Thursday, April 12, 2001 1:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Nicholas Godici, will be available online to answer questions from the agency's customers and the public on issues related to the work of the USPTO. Participants are invited to ask questions or simply observe the online dialogue by logging on to the USPTO's web site at www.uspto.gov, then clicking on the home page link marked "Online Dialogue with the Director of the USPTO," and following the instructions. Members of the press are invited to participate as observers.   # # #