MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Brigid Quinn 703-305-8341 brigid.quinn@uspto.gov May 2, 2002 #02-34 Commerce Under Secretary for Intellectual Property Rogan To Address Broad Array of Intellectual Property Issues Friday May 3, 2002 9:15 a.m. Licensing Executives Society Spring Meeting The Mayflower Hotel Grand Ballroom 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC James E. Rogan, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, will talk about emerging issues at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) before 500 members of the Licensing Executives Society at their spring meeting. Under Secretary Rogan's address will cover a wide range of domestic and international intellectual property issues, including his plans for the agency and his work with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to reduce costs for American patent owners in obtaining and preserving their IP rights abroad. # # #