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MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Brigid Quinn or Ruth Nyblod 571-272-8400 brigid.quinn@uspto.gov ruth.nyblod@uspto.gov February 24, 2006 #06-13

Berkeley Town Hall Meeting to Focus on Improvements to Patent Review Process Washington, D.C. – Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Jon Dudas will lead a town hall meeting to provide background information regarding proposed new rule changes to improve patent examination. The changes will make the patent examination process more effective and efficient by reducing the amount of rework by the USPTO and reducing the time it takes for the patent review process. In addition, the USPTO will demonstrate its new Web-based patent electronic filing system ( EFS Web ). What Town Hall Meeting An overview of the challenges the USPTO faces and the reasons why the proposed new rules are necessary. A question and answer session will follow immediately after presentations. Who Jon Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Patent attorneys, patent agents, independent inventors and members of the small business community When Tuesday, February 28, 2006 1:00 p.m. Where University of California, Berkeley International House 2299 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, California For more information, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/townhall.htm . # # #