July 18, 1995
PAT 95-24

PTO TO OPEN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK MUSEUM

PTO TO OPEN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK MUSEUM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


     The Commerce Department's Patent and Trademark Office will
open a museum on Tuesday, July 25 that explains the vital role
that patents, trademarks and individual inventors play in shaping
our economy and our daily lives.  A reception and ceremony
dedicating the museum to Isaac Fleischmann, former Director of
PTO's Public Affairs Office, will begin at 5 PM.
     Commissioner Lehman will be joined by former Commissioners
Donald Banner, Gerald Mossinghoff, and Donald Quigg at the
opening celebration.  Isaac Fleischman, a longtime employee and
strong advocate on behalf of U.S. intellectual property rights,
will participate in the dedication.

     The museum, open to the public Monday-Friday from 10 AM to 4
PM, includes a variety of displays: an exhibit on Thomas A.
Edison, patent models from the 1800's, an exhibit on "trademarks:
fingerprints of commerce," patent copies and drawings from PTO's
archives, and many other interesting historical artifacts.
The opening celebration will be held at 2121 Crystal Drive,
Crystal Park 2, Suite 0100 in Crystal City. If you are interested
in covering this event, please contact the PTO Public Affairs
Office at (703) 305-8341.


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