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Waiver of Pixel Requirements for Drawings (06Oct2004)
New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change (24Sep2004)
Changes To Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (21Sep2004)
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2005; correction (15Sep2004)
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2005 (27Aug2004)
Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and Correction of Trademark Registrations (19Aug2004)
Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (12Aug2004)

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USPTO Named One of the Best Workplaces for Commuters (14Oct2004)
USPTO Receives Telework in the Federal Government
Leadership Award for 2004
(13Oct2004)
Patent and Trademark Public Search Facility To Open at Agency’s New Headquarters (24Sep2004)
Racine County, Wisconsin, Gets Federal Funds To Boost Business Development and Job Growth (20Sep2004)
USPTO China Expert Assigned to American Embassy in Beijing (13Sep2004)
USPTO Offers Alexandria Businesses Tips on "How to do Business with the USPTO" (07Sep2004)
Bush Administration Official Honors Arizona Company for Export Achievement (01Sep2004)
Arizona Gets $2 Million in Federal Funds To Boost Business Development and Job Growth (31Aug2004)

Patents

United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i) (signed 27Sep2004) (27Sep2004) [PDF]
Waiver of the Copy Requirement in 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent Applications (signed 21Sep2004) (23Sep2004) [PDF]
Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Rules of Practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Final Rule) (10Sep2004) [PDF] [more information]
Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in both Electronic and Paper Form (03Sep2004) [PDF]
USPTO Announces Deployment of PatentIn 3.3 (24Aug2004)
Commerce Under Secretary Jon Dudas To Address Independent Inventors In New Hampshire (19Aug2004)
All Electronic Copies of Patent Application Records Will Now Be Provided as Certified Copies in Electronic Form (05Aug2004)
Internet Access to Patent Application Files Now Available (02Aug2004)

Trademarks

Trademark Operation and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Move to New Facility (08Oct2004)
Waiver of Pixel Requirements for Drawings (06Oct2004) [PDF]
Notice Regarding Unavailability of File Wrappers (05Oct2004)
Trademark Operation and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Move to New Offices in Alexandria, Virginia (29Sep2004)
New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change (24Sep2004)
Postal Interruption Notice for Trademark Customers (21Sep2004)

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Consumer Alert:

An entity or person issuing a document, for example, a "certificate," allegedly by the Chief Financial Officer of the United States Patent and Trademark Office for payment of USPTO fees and lawyer fees is NOT affiliated with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The United States Patent and Trademark Office does NOT issue such "certificates." If you have any questions, please call the Office of Independent Inventor Programs at (703) 306-5568. (06Nov2001)

An entity doing business as the 'United States Trademark Protection Agency' is NOT affiliated with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (14Jul2001)

Report or read more about Scams & Fraud (Consumer Sentinel) • FTC: "Facts for Consumers" Invention Promotion Firms Brochure
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