MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Kim Byars 703-305-8341 kim.byars@uspto.gov July 10, 2002 #02-51 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director to Host Online Dialogue with Customers Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 p.m. www.uspto.gov Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) James Rogan will host his bi-monthly online chat on Thursday, July 11, 2002 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. # # #