Press Releases - 2000
- Under Secretary of Commerce to Host Online
Dialogue (December 04, 2000)
UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO HOST ONLINE DIALOGUE read more
- United States Patent and Trademark Office and National
Inventors Hall of Fame Unveil a New Museum Exhibit Tested By
Time: Ten Inventions That Get The Job Done (November 29, 2000)
United States Patent and Trademark Office and National Inventors Hall of Fame Unveil a New Museum Exhibit Tested By Time:Ten Inventions That Get The Job Done read more
- USPTO Will Begin Publishing Patent Applications (November 27, 2000)
USPTO WILL BEGIN PUBLISHING PATENT APPLICATIONS.The U.S will join Europe and Japan, where patent applications are already regularly published read more
- Mississippi Inventor's Conference (November 16, 2000)
USPTO PARTICIPATES IN MISSISSIPPI INVENTOR'S CONFERENCE read more
- Seminar For Independent Inventors (November 16, 2000)
USPTO HOSTS SATURDAY SEMINAR FOR INDEPENDENT INVENTORS read more
- Kids and Chemistry Program (November 13, 2000)
USPTO KICKS OFF KIDS AND CHEMISTRY PROGRAM read more
- USPTO Web Database now Includes All Patents Dating from
1790 (November 06, 2000)
USPTO WEB DATABASE NOW INCLUDES ALL PATENTS DATING FROM 1790 read more
- GOVEXEC.COM Names USPTO Web Site as one of the “Best
Feds on the Web“ (November 02, 2000)
GOVEXEC.COM NAMES USPTO WEB SITE AS ONE OF THE "BEST FEDS ON THE WEB" read more
- International IP Seminar (October 30, 2000)
USPTO HOSTS INTERNATIONAL IP OFFICIALS read more
- Doors Open to Electronic Patent Filing (October 27, 2000)
DOORS OPEN TO ELECTRONIC PATENT FILING read more
- New Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Policy and
Projects (October 24, 2000)
USPTO HAS NEW DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARK POLICY AND PROJECTS read more
- New Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Policy and
Projects (October 16, 2000)
USPTO HAS NEW DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARK POLICY AND PROJECTS read more
- USPTO Extends Workshops on AIPA and Electronic
Commerce (October 12, 2000)
USPTO EXTENDS WORKSHOPS ON AMERICAN INVENTORS PROTECTION ACT AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE read more
- Uspto Receives Government Technology Leadership
Award (October 12, 2000)
USPTO RECEIVES GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR ITS TRADEMARK ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM read more
- USPTO Offers New Quality Of Work Life Initiatives (October 12, 2000)
USPTO OFFERS NEW QUALITY OF WORK LIFE INITIATIVES read more
- Nobel Prize Winners Hold Patents For Award Winning
Work (October 11, 2000)
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS HOLD PATENTS FOR AWARD WINNING WORK Physics winners decorated for pioneering work in modern-day information technology read more
- New Deputy CFO And Comptroller (October 03, 2000)
USPTO HAS NEW DEPUTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND COMPTROLLER read more
- Under Secretary of Commerce to Host Online
Dialogue (October 02, 2000)
UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO HOST ONLINE DIALOGUE read more
- FIFTH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT INVENTORS CONFERENCE (September 26, 2000)
USPTO TO HOLD FIFTH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT INVENTORS CONFERENCE :"Celebrating American Ingenuity" read more
- Streamline Patent Application Process (September 26, 2000)
USPTO STREAMLINES PATENT APPLICATION PROCESS read more
- USPTO Introduces A New E-Mail Response Message
System (September 19, 2000)
USPTO INTRODUCES A NEW E-MAIL RESPONSE MESSAGE SYSTEM read more
- USPTO Director Dickinson Encourages Countries in Asia and The Pacific Region to Maintain Strong Intellectual Property Protection Systems to Prosper in Knowledge-Based Economy (September 14, 2000)
- Attorney General Reno To Speak at USPTO IIP Enforcement
Symposium (September 11, 2000)
ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO TO SPEAK TUESDAY AT USPTO INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT SYMPOSIUM read more
- USPTO to Hold International Symposium on Intellectual
Property in the Digital Age (September 05, 2000)
USPTO TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE DIGITAL AGE read more
- USPTO To Hold West Coast Symposiums on Biotechnology and
Software Patents (August 30, 2000)
USPTO To Hold West Coast Symposiums on Biotechnology and Software Patents read more
- PATENT AND TRADEMARK PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO HOLD
INAUGURAL MEETINGS (August 22, 2000)
PATENT AND TRADEMARK PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO HOLD INAUGURAL MEETINGS read more
- PATENT FEE CHANGES (August 16, 2000)
USPTO ANNOUNCES PATENT FEE CHANGES read more
- SECRETARY MINETA TO SPEAK AT USPTO'S COMMUNITY DAY (August 02, 2000)
SECRETARY MINETA TO SPEAK AT USPTO'S COMMUNITY DAY read more
- USPTO Holds Workshops on American Inventors Protection Act
and Electronic Commerce (August 01, 2000)
USPTO Holds Workshops on American Inventors Protection Act and Electronic Commerce read more
- UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO HOST ONLINE
DIALOGUE (August 01, 2000)
UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO HOST ONLINE DIALOGUE read more
- USPTO SCHEDULES ROUNDTABLE ON SOFTWARE BUSINESS METHOD
PATENTS (July 24, 2000)
USPTO SCHEDULES ROUNDTABLE ON SOFTWARE BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS read more
- Acting Commerce Secretary Robert L. Mallett Names Members
to NewUSPTO Advisory Panels (July 17, 2000)
ACTING COMMERCE SECRETARY ROBERT L. MALLETT NAMES MEMBERS TO NEW USPTO ADVISORY PANELS read more
- USPTO CELEBRATED SIGNING OF LEASE FOR CONSOLIDATED SPACE
IN ALEXANDRIA (July 13, 2000)
USPTO CELEBRATED SIGNING OF LEASE FOR CONSOLIDATED SPACE IN ALEXANDRIA read more
- USPTO TO HOLD ROUNDTABLE MEETING ON COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED
BUSINESS METHOD PATENT INITIATIVES (June 29, 2000)
USPTO TO HOLD ROUNDTABLE MEETING ON COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED BUSINESS METHOD PATENT INITIATIVES read more
- UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Q. TODD DICKINSON GIVES ANNUAL
STATE OF THE PTO ADDRESS TO ABA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
GROUP (June 23, 2000)
UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Q. TODD DICKINSON GIVES ANNUAL STATE OF THE PTO ADDRESS TO ABA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP read more
- SIXTH ANNUAL PTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATION CELEBRATED STUDENT
AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS (June 23, 2000)
SIXTH ANNUAL PTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATION CELEBRATED STUDENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS read more
- Some Well-Known U.S. Trademarks Celebrate One Hundred
Years (June 15, 2000)
Some Well-Known U.S. Trademarks Celebrate One Hundred Years read more
- USPTO SPACE PROCUREMENT UPHELD BY U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE 4TH CIRCUIT (June 14, 2000)
USPTO SPACE PROCUREMENT UPHELD BY U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 4TH CIRCUIT read more
- USPTO HONORED BY COMPUTERWORLD AND SMITHSONIAN FOR
INTERNET PATENT DATABASE (June 07, 2000)
USPTO HONORED BY COMPUTERWORLD AND SMITHSONIAN FOR INTERNET PATENT DATABASE read more
- USPTO ACCEPTS CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS (June 05, 2000)
USPTO ACCEPTS CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS read more
- USPTO DIRECTOR DICKINSON PLEASED WITH SIGNING OF GSA LEASE
FOR AGENCY'S CONSOLIDATED SPACE IN ALEXANDRIA (June 01, 2000)
USPTO DIRECTOR DICKINSON PLEASED WITH SIGNING OF GSA LEASE FOR AGENCY'S CONSOLIDATED SPACE IN ALEXANDRIA read more
- UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO HOST ONLINE
DIALOGUE (May 31, 2000)
UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO HOST ONLINE DIALOGUE read more
- AWARD-WINNING KIDS PAGES (May 19, 2000)
USPTO UPDATES ITS AWARD-WINNING KIDS' PAGES read more
- UNDERSECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
AT FRANKLIN PIERCE LAW CENTER (May 18, 2000)
UNDERSECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT FRANKLIN PIERCE LAW CENTER read more
- USPTO TO CO-SPONSOR CAMP INVENTION (May 18, 2000)
USPTO TO CO-SPONSOR CAMP INVENTION read more
- USPTO MARKS 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF VISITING SCHOLARS
PROGRAM (May 08, 2000)
USPTO MARKS 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM read more
- WALKATHON TO BENEFIT ALIVE! CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CENTER (May 05, 2000)
USPTO CO-SPONSORS WALKATHON TO BENEFIT ALIVE! CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER read more
- SEMIFINALIST IN HARVARD GOVERNMENT INNOVATIONS AWARD
PROGRAM (May 02, 2000)
USPTO NAMED SEMIFINALIST IN HARVARD GOVERNMENT INNOVATIONS AWARD PROGRAM read more
- PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING UTILITY OF
GENE-RELATED PATENTS (April 19, 2000)
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING UTILITY OF GENE-RELATED PATENTS RELEASED BY USPTO read more
- UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO HOST ONLINE
DIALOGUE (April 05, 2000)
UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO HOST ONLINE DIALOGUE read more
- PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION CELEBRATION (March 31, 2000)
PTO CELEBRATES BECOMING A PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION read more
- UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
DICKINSON UNVEILS NEW INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON BUSINESS METHOD
PATENTS (March 30, 2000)
UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DICKINSON UNVEILS NEW INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS read more
- PTO BECOMES PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION (March 29, 2000)
PTO BECOMES PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION read more
- Conference on State Sovereign Immunity and Intellectual
Property (March 28, 2000)
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE TO HOLD CONFERENCE ON STATE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY read more
- PTO HOSTS WORLD'S GREATEST KID INVENTOR (March 21, 2000)
PTO TO HOST WORLD'S GREATEST KID INVENTOR read more
- 1999 TRADEMARK STATISTICS ANNOUNCED (March 21, 2000)
1999 TRADEMARK STATISTICS ANNOUNCED read more
- PTO OFFERS TRAINING MATERIALS FOR INTERIM WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION AND UTILITY GUIDELINES (March 16, 2000)
US PATENT POLICY UNAFFECTED BY US/UK STATEMENT ON HUMAN GENE SEQUENCE DATA read more
- PTO COMMISSIONER TO HOST ONLINE DIALOG (March 02, 2000)
1999 PATENT STATISTICS ANNOUNCED read more
- PTO OFFERS TRAINING MATERIALS FOR INTERIM WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND UTILITY GUIDELINES (March 01, 2000)
PTO OFFERS TRAINING MATERIALS FOR INTERIM WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND UTILITY GUIDELINES read more
- PTO Introduces New Trademark Electronic Search
System (February 29, 2000)
PTO INTRODUCES NEW TRADEMARK ELECTRONIC SEARCH SYSTEM read more
- PTO NAMES NEW DIRECTOR FOR INDEPENDENT INVENTOR
OFFICE (February 18, 2000)
PTO NAMES NEW DIRECTOR FOR INDEPENDENT INVENTOR OFFICE read more
- PATENT COMMISSIONER TO PARTICIPATE IN INNOVACON
2000 (February 17, 2000)
PATENT COMMISSIONER TO PARTICIPATE IN INNOVACON 2000 read more
- PTO COMMISSIONER TO HOST ONLINE DIALOG (February 08, 2000)
PTO COMMISSIONER TO HOST ONLINE DIALOG read more
- PTO COMMISSIONER TO ADDRESS ALEXANDRIA ROTARY CLUB (February 07, 2000)
PTO COMMISSIONER TO ADDRESS ALEXANDRIA ROTARY CLUB read more
- PTO CUSTOMERS CAN NOW USE INTERNET FOR FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS (February 04, 2000)
PTO CUSTOMERS CAN NOW USE INTERNET FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS read more
- PTO TO PUBLISH COMPLAINTS CONCERNING INVENTION PROMOTION
FIRMS (February 01, 2000)
PTO TO PUBLISH COMPLAINTS CONCERNING INVENTION PROMOTION FIRMS read more
- ONLINE MAGAZINE (January 31, 2000)
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE INTRODUCES ONLINE MAGAZINE read more
- COMMISSIONER TO ADDRESS NATIONAL ACADEMIES SEMINAR ON
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (January 31, 2000)
PTO COMMISSIONER TO ADDRESS NATIONAL ACADEMIES SEMINAR ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY read more
- PTO Announces First Patent and Trademark of New
Millennium (January 13, 2000)
PTO ANNOUNCES FIRST PATENT AND TRADEMARK OF NEW MILLENNIUM read more
- NEW E-COMMERCE INITIATIVE (January 12, 2000)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INTRODUCES NEW E-COMMERCE INITIATIVE read more
- PTO Commissioner to Participate in ABC News Live
Interactive Webcast (January 11, 2000)
PTO COMMISSIONER TO PARTICIPATE IN ABC NEWS LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBCAST read more
- IBM Repeats at Top of PTO's Annual List of 10
Organizations Receiving Most Patents (January 11, 2000)
IBM REPEATS AT TOP OF PTO's ANNUAL LIST OF 10 ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING MOST PATENTS read more
- President Clinton Nominates Nicholas P. Godici as
Assistant Commissioner of Patents at U.S. Department of
Commerce (January 10, 2000)
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES NICHOLAS P. GODICI TO SERVE AS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE read more