1995 | 1996 | 1997  | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008   December 2001   12/27/2001 Woman Invented Dishwasher 12/18/2001 Mark Twain Granted His First Patent on December 19, 1871 12/14/2001 December 15th Marks the 165th Anniversary of The Great Patent Office Fire of 1836 12/13/2001 USPTO Closed on Monday, December 24, 2001: Offers Guidance for Patent and Trademark-Related Deadlines 12/06/2001 Patent for First Synthetic Plastic Issued December 7, 1909   November 2001   11/21/2001 USPTO Changes Address for Patent Express Mail 11/21/2001 CAT Scan Patent Issued November 25, 1975 11/21/2001 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Joins in the Celebration of Thanksgiving 11/19/2001 Traffic signal patent issued November 20, 1923 11/15/2001 Patent for Safety Razor Issued November 15, 1904 11/09/2001 Patent For Preserving Blood Issued November 10, 1942 11/09/2001 In Remembrance of Our Nation's Heroes   October 2001   10/26/2001 Take Me Out To The Ballgame 10/24/2001 USPTO Names Three New Technology Center Directors 10/22/2001 USPTO Sponsors Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Training for Developing Nations 10/18/2001 High Octane Gasoline Patent Issued October 19, 1948 10/17/2001 Patent for Bread-Toaster Issued October 18, 1921 10/16/2001 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Unveils New Museum Exhibit 10/15/2001 Secretary of Commerce Joins President in Recognizing Outstanding USPTO Officials 10/11/2001 Kodak Film Patent Issued October 14, 1884 10/05/2001 Patent for Xerox Technology Issued October 6, 1942 10/05/2001 USPTO Hosts International IP Officials 10/05/2001 Cardiac pacemaker patent issued October 9, 1962 10/03/2001 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue   September 2001   09/28/2001 USPTO Announces Patent Fee Changes 09/27/2001 Hispanic Americans Hold Patents On Important Inventions 09/27/2001 Hispanic Americans Hold Patents On Important Inventions [Spanish]   August 2001   08/29/2001 USPTO Establishes Database of Official Insignia of Native American Tribes 08/27/2001 Television Patent Issued August 26, 1930 08/06/2001 USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks to Host Online Dialogue 08/02/2001 Deputy Commerce Secretary Celebrates USPTO'S Many Facets of Diversity   July 2001   07/31/2001 USPTO Holds 6th Annual Community Day 07/31/2001 First U.S. Patent Issued Today in 1790 07/13/2001 USPTO to Hold 6th Annual Independent Inventor's Conference 07/12/2001 USPTO Wins E-GOV 2001 Pioneer Award 07/02/2001 USPTO Launches Telecommuting Program for Patent Examiners   June 2001   06/28/2001 Seventh Annual USPTO University Graduation 06/27/2001 USPTO Lauded for Telecommuting Program 06/22/2001 USPTO to Mark 100,000th Electronic Trademark Application 06/12/2001 USPTO Seeks Public Comment on Prior Art Sources for Business Method Patents 06/07/2001 USPTO Participates in Minnesota Inventors Congress 06/05/2001 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue 06/05/2001 USPTO Sponsors Enforcement Training Program on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Trips) 06/01/2001 USPTO Participates in the Computers for Learning Program 06/01/2001 - OPM Approves Patent Professionals Pay Increase 06/01/2001 - USPTO Announces New Chief Information Officer   May 2001   05/21/2001 - I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream USPTO Museum Opens Historical Exhibit on Ice Cream Inventions 05/11/2001 - USPTO is A Finalist in USA TODAY'S 2001 Quality Cup Awards   April 2001   04/25/2001 - USPTO Web Site Gets Facelift 04/11/2001 - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue   March 2001   03/28/2001 - USPTO Web Site Among Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 100 03/15/2001 - USPTO Publishes First Patent Application 03/14/2001 - USPTO Schedules Workshops on Electronic Government Initiatives and the American Inventors Protection Act 03/07/2001 - USPTO Library Named Federal Information Center of the Year   February 2001   02/15/2001 - United States Patent and Trademark Office Sponsors E-Commerce Trademark Seminar 02/13/2001 - USPTO to Hold Symposium on the Internet and Intellectual Property Crime 02/06/2001 - Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Host Online Dialogue   January 2001     01/23/2001 - USPTO Proposes Database of Official Insignia of Native American Tribes 01/19/2001 - USPTO Issues White Paper on Patent Pooling 01/17/2001 - Ground Broken for New USPTO Headquarters 01/11/2001 -  USPTO Announces New General Counsel 01/10/2001 -  USPTO Releases Annual List Of 10 Organizations Receiving Most Patents 01/04/2001 -  USPTO Publishes Final Guidelines For Determining Utility Of Gene-Related Inventions