Press Releases - 1999
- Reexam of Y2K Fix Patent (December 21, 1999)
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ORDERS REEXAMINATION OF Y2K FIX PATENT read more
- Patent Application Status (December 20, 1999)
SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS TO PATENT APPLICATION STATUS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET read more
- Patent Application Status (December 20, 1999)
SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS TO PATENT APPLICATION STATUS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET read more
- KIDS PAGES (December 17, 1999)
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE UPDATES KIDS' PAGES ON WEB SITE FOR WINTER FUN read more
- Adopt-A-Family Christmas Program (December 17, 1999)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Adopt-A-Family Christmas Program read more
- Commissioner to Host Online Dialog (December 13, 1999)
PTO COMMISSIONER TO HOST ONLINE DIALOG read more
- Museum Exhibit - Skyscrapers (December 09, 1999)
Patent and Trademark Office Unveils a New Museum Exhibit read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-45 (November 16, 1999)
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-42 (November 12, 1999)
PTO PROPOSES TO PERMIT PAYMENT OF FEES BY CREDIT CARD read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-43 (November 12, 1999)
PTO ADDS NEW RESEARCH SITE FOR INVENTORS read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-44 (November 12, 1999)
DICKINSON AND CHASSER CONFIRMED BY SENATE TO TOP POSTS AT PTO read more
- Patent and Trademark Office Updates Trademark Electronic
Application System Facilitating Ease of Electronic Filing (November 09, 1999)
Patent and Trademark Office Updates Trademark Electronic Application System Facilitating Ease of Electronic Filing read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-41 (November 02, 1999)
Q. TODD DICKINSON AND ANNE CHASSER APPROVED BY SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-40 (October 29, 1999)
PTO CO-SPONSORS MISSISSIPPI INVENTOR'S CONFERENCE read more
- U of CA received most patents (October 22, 1999)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO RECEIVE MOST PATENTS read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-38 (October 20, 1999)
PTO FACILITATES INTERNATIONAL TRIPS COMPLIANCE read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-37 (October 14, 1999)
PATENT COMMISSIONER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE YANKEE INVENTION EXPOSITION read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-36 (October 14, 1999)
FOUR AMERICAN INVENTORS HONORED FOR REVOLUTIONARY INNOVATION read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-35 (October 12, 1999)
FOUR AMERICAN INVENTORS TO BE HONORED FOR REVOLUTIONARY INNOVATION read more
- Internet filing for Patents, Press Release #99-34 (October 08, 1999)
PTO LAUNCHES INTERNET FILING FOR PATENTS read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-33 (October 01, 1999)
PTO TO AIR ADS TARGETING INVENTION PROMOTION SCAMS read more
- Top ten states with most patents, Press Release
#99-32 (September 30, 1999)
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE MOST PATENTS read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-31 (September 21, 1999)
PTO COMPUTER SYSTEMS READY FOR NEW MILLENNIUM read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-30 (September 17, 1999)
PTO WEB SITE AMONG POPULAR SCIENCE MAGAZINE'S ELITE IN 1999 read more
- Independent InventorPTO/WIPO Ratifications, Press Release
#99-29 (September 13, 1999)
PTO TAKES PART IN DEPOSITING WIPO RATIFICATIONS read more
- Independent Inventor Web Site, Press Release
#99-28 (September 10, 1999)
PTO TO HOLD FOURTH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT INVENTORS CONFERENCE read more
- KIDS Web Site, Press Release #99-26 (August 31, 1999)
PTO LAUNCHES KIDS' PAGES ON WEB SITE read more
- BIO and PTO Biotech Conference, Press Release
#99-25 (August 23, 1999)
PTO and BIO to Hold Two-Day Biotech Conference read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-24 (August 04, 1999)
UNITED WE WORK IS THE THEME FOR COMMUNITY DAY AT THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-23 (July 30, 1999)
PTO ACTING COMMISSIONER TO HOST GROUND-BREAKING ONLINE DIALOG read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-22 (July 28, 1999)
President Clinton Nominates Anne Chasser as Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks at U.S.Department of Commerce read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-21 (July 13, 1999)
PTO TO HOLD SEPARATE HEARINGS ON COMPUTER SOFTWARE PATENTS AND NATIVE AMERICAN INSIGNIA TRADEMARKS read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-20 (July 07, 1999)
PATENT COMMISSIONER TO CHAIR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON OFFICIAL INSIGNIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES read more
- President Names Dickinson (July 06, 1999)
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES Q. TODD DICKINSON AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE read more
- Press Release #99-19 (July 06, 1999)
PRESIDENT CLINTON NOMINATES TODD DICKINSON TO TOP POST AT U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE read more
- Press Release #99-18 (June 24, 1999)
PATENT COMMISSIONER TO CHAIR SAN FRANCISCO HEARINGS ON SOFTWARE PATENT EXAMINATION read more
- Press Release #99-17 (June 23, 1999)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Q. TODD DICKINSON GIVES MAJOR STATE OF THE PTO ADDRESS TO ABA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP read more
- Press Release #99-16 (June 23, 1999)
COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS TO VISIT WALNUT CREEK CAMP INVENTION read more
- Press Release #99-15 (June 21, 1999)
SECRETARY DALEY GIVES COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S PREMIER CORPORATE UNIVERSITY read more
- Press Release #99-14 (June 10, 1999)
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE MOURNS DEATH OF JUDGE GILES S. RICH read more
- Press Release #99-13 (June 08, 1999)
COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS TO VISIT DALLAS CAMP INVENTION read more
- Press Release #99-12 (April 21, 1999)
SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO ONE OF GOVERNMENT'S LARGEST DATABASES read more
- Press Release #99-11 (April 19, 1999)
SECRETARY DALEY TO ANNOUNCE FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO 20 MILLION PAGES OF U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK DATA read more
- Press Release 99-10 - PTO Extends Telephone Customer
Service Hours (April 06, 1999)
PTO EXTENDS TELEPHONE CUSTOMER SERVICE HOURS read more
- PTO opens office to address needs of independent
inventor (March 30, 1999)
PTO OPENS OFFICE TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF INDEPENDENT INVENTORS read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-8 (March 15, 1999)
PTO EARNS KUDOS FOR WEB SITE read more
- PRESS RELEASE 99-7 (March 02, 1999)
DISNEY WORLD TO HOST MAJOR INDEPENDENT INVENTORS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBIT CO-SPONSORED BY COMMERCE DEPARTMENT read more
- PRESS RELEASE (February 25, 1999)
THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE CELEBRATES NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WITH A NEW EXHIBIT THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO WOMEN INNOVATORS read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-5 (February 24, 1999)
U.S. PATENTS UP 31.5% IN 1998 read more
- PRESS RELEASE #99-5 (February 24, 1999)
U.S. PATENTS UP 31.5% IN 1998 read more
- PRESS RELEASE 99-4 (February 03, 1999)
THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK MUSEUM CELEBRATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH WITH,COLORS OF INNOVATION, A NEW EXHIBIT CELEBRATING AFRICAN-AMERICAN INNOVATORS read more
- PRESS RELEASE 99-3 (February 01, 1999)
PTO MARKS IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT read more
- PRESS ADVISORY #99-2 (January 29, 1999)
REDUCING PENDENCY AND MAINTAINING QUALITY TOP LIST OF PTO MILLENNIUM BUDGET PRIORITIES read more
- MEDIA ADVISORY 99-1 (January 08, 1999)
IBM REPEATS AT TOP OF PTO's ANNUAL LIST OF 10 ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING MOST PATENTS read more