Press Release - 2001

• Woman Invented Dishwasher (December 27, 2001)

  Woman Invented Dishwasher.Patent for first practical dish washing machine issued December 28, 1886 read more

• Mark Twain Granted His First Patent on December 19, 1871 (December 18, 2001)

  Mark Twain Granted His First Patent on December 19, 1871.Famous author and humorist was also an inventor read more

• December 15th Marks the 165th Anniversary of The Great Patent Office Fire of 1836 (December 14, 2001)

  December 15th Marks the 165th Anniversary of The Great Patent Office Fire of 1836. Flames Destroyed a Significant Period of U.S. Patent History read more

• USPTO Closed on Monday, December 24, 2001 (December 13, 2001)

  USPTO CLOSED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2001. read more

• Patent for First Synthetic Plastic Issued December 7, 1909 (December 06, 2001)

  Patent for First Synthetic Plastic Issued December 7, 1909. Baekeland's invention was popular Bakelite read more

• The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Joins in the Celebration of Thanksgiving (November 21, 2001)

  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Joins in the Celebration of Thanksgiving read more

• USPTO Changes Address for Patent Express Mail (November 21, 2001)

  USPTO CHANGES ADDRESS FOR PATENT EXPRESS MAIL. read more

• CAT Scan Patent Issued November 25, 1975 (November 21, 2001)

  CAT Scan Patent Issued November 25, 1975. X-ray system saves lives by early detection of illness and injury read more

• Traffic signal patent issued November 20, 1923 (November 19, 2001)

  Traffic signal patent issued November 20, 1923. Son of former slaves recognized for public safety inventions read more

• Patent for Safety Razor Issued November 15, 1904 (November 14, 2001)

  Patent for Safety Razor Issued November 15, 1904. Gillette's invention initiated line of world-famous grooming products read more

• In Remembrance of Our Nation’s Heroes (November 09, 2001)

  IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR NATION'S HEROES. read more

• Patent For Preserving Blood Issued November 10, 1942 (November 09, 2001)

  Patent For Preserving Blood Issued November 10, 1942. Washingtonian's invention made blood bank possible read more

• Take Me Out To The Ballgame (October 26, 2001)

  TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME. read more

• USPTO NAMES THREE NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTER DIRECTORS (October 24, 2001)

  USPTO NAMES THREE NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTER DIRECTORS. read more

• USPTO Sponsors Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Training for Developing Nations (October 22, 2001)

  USPTO SPONSORS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS. read more

• High Octane Gasoline Patent Issued October 19, 1948 (October 18, 2001)

  High Octane Gasoline Patent Issued October 19, 1948. Invention supported American air dominance in World War II and today is used to produce over half of the world's gasoline read more

• Patent for Bread-Toaster Issued October 18, 1921 (October 17, 2001)

  Patent for Bread-Toaster Issued October 18, 1921. The automatic (pop-up) toaster becomes a standard in American households read more

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Unveils New Museum Exhibit (October 16, 2001)

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Unveils New Museum Exhibit Wednesday, October 17, 2001 5:30 p.m. read more

• Kodak Film Patent Issued October 14, 1884 (October 11, 2001)

  Kodak Film Patent Issued October 14, 1884. First commercial film made “snap shot” possible read more

• Patent for Xerox Technology Issued October 6, 1942 (October 05, 2001)

  Patent for Xerox Technology Issued October 6, 1942 Electrophotography was precursor of the first office copier read more

• USPTO Hosts International IP Officials (October 05, 2001)

  USPTO HOSTS INTERNATIONAL IP OFFICIALS read more

• Cardiac pacemaker patent issued October 9, 1962 (October 05, 2001)

  Cardiac pacemaker patent issued October 9, 1962.Patent covered the first cardiac pacemaker implant. read more

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue (October 03, 2001)

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue read more

• USPTO ANNOUNCES PATENT FEE CHANGES (September 28, 2001)

  USPTO ANNOUNCES PATENT FEE CHANGES read more

• Hispanic Americans Hold Patents On Important Inventions (September 27, 2001)

  HISPANIC AMERICANS HOLD PATENTS ON IMPORTANT INVENTIONS. read more

• USPTO Establishes Database of Official Insignia of Native American Tribes (August 29, 2001)

  USPTO ESTABLISHES DATABASE OF OFFICIAL INSIGNIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES read more

• Television Patent Issued August 26, 1930 (August 24, 2001)

  TELEVISION PATENT ISSUED AUGUST 26, 1930 read more

• USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks to Host Online Dialogue (August 06, 2001)

  USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks to Host Online Dialogue read more

• Deputy Commerce Secretary Celebrates USPTO'S Many Facets of Diversity (August 02, 2001)

  DEPUTY COMMERCE SECRETARY CELEBRATES USPTO'S MANY FACETS OF DIVERSITY read more

• USPTO HOLDS 6TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY (July 31, 2001)

  USPTO HOLDS 6TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY read more

• First U.S. Patent Issued Today in 1790 (July 31, 2001)

  FIRST U.S. PATENT ISSUED TODAY IN 1790 read more

• USPTO to Hold 6th Annual Independent Inventor's Conference (July 13, 2001)

  USPTO TO HOLD 6TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT INVENTOR'S CONFERENCE read more

• USPTO Wins E-GOV 2001 Pioneer Award (July 12, 2001)

  USPTO WINS E-GOV 2001 PIONEER AWARD read more

• USPTO Launches Telecommuting Program for Patent Examiners (July 02, 2001)

  USPTO LAUNCHES TELECOMMUTING PROGRAM FOR PATENT EXAMINERS read more

• Seventh Annual USPTO University Graduation (June 28, 2001)

  SEVENTH ANNUAL USPTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATION read more

• USPTO Lauded for Telecommuting Program (June 27, 2001)

  USPTO LAUDED FOR TELECOMMUTING PROGRAM read more

• USPTO to Mark 100,000th Electronic Trademark Application (June 22, 2001)

  USPTO TO MARK 100,000TH ELECTRONIC TRADEMARK APPLICATION read more

• USPTO Seeks Public Comment on Prior Art Sources for Business Method Patents (June 12, 2001)

  USPTO SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON PRIOR ART SOURCES FOR BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS read more

• USPTO Participates In Minnesota Inventors Congress (June 07, 2001)

  USPTO PARTICIPATES IN MINNESOTA INVENTORS CONGRESS read more

• USPTO Sponsors Enforcement Training Program on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Trips) (June 05, 2001)

  USPTO SPONSORS ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS). read more

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue (June 05, 2001)

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue. read more

• USPTO Participates in the Computers for Learning Program (June 01, 2001)

  USPTO Participates in the Computers for Learning Program read more

• OPM Approves Patent Professionals Pay Increase (June 01, 2001)

  OPM APPROVES PATENT PROFESSIONALS PAY INCREASE. read more

• Announces New Chief Information Officer (June 01, 2001)

  USPTO ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. read more

• USPTO Museum Opens Historical Exhibit Ice Cream Inventions (May 21, 2001)

  I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream.USPTO Museum Opens Historical Exhibit on Ice Cream Inventions. read more

• USPTO is A Finalist in USA TODAY'S 2001 Quality Cup Awards (May 11, 2001)

  USPTO IS A FINALIST IN USA TODAY'S 2001 QUALITY CUP AWARDS. read more

• USPTO Web Site Gets Facelift (April 25, 2001)

  USPTO WEB SITE GETS FACELIFT.Site navigation tools also sharpened. read more

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue (April 11, 2001)

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director to Host Online Dialogue Thursday, April 12, 2001 1:00 p.m. read more

• USPTO Web Site Among Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 100 (March 28, 2001)

  USPTO WEB SITE AMONG ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 read more

• USPTO Publishes First Patent Application (March 15, 2001)

  USPTO Publishes First Patent Application. read more

• USPTO Schedules Workshops on Electronic Government Initiatives and the American Inventors Protection Act (March 14, 2001)

  USPTO Schedules Workshops on Electronic Government Initiatives and the American Inventors Protection Act read more

• USPTO Library Named Federal Information Center of the Year (March 07, 2001)

  USPTO Library Named Federal Information Center of the Year. USPTO Employee honored as Federal Library Technician of the Year. read more

• United States Patent and Trademark Office Sponsors E-Commerce Trademark Seminar (February 15, 2001)

  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE SPONSORS E-COMMERCE TRADEMARK SEMINAR read more

• USPTO to Hold Symposium on the Internet and Intellectual Property Crime (February 13, 2001)

  USPTO TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ON THE INTERNET AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CRIME read more

• Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Host Online Dialogue (February 06, 2001)

  ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE TO HOST ONLINE DIALOGUE read more

• USPTO Proposes Database of Official Insignia of Native American Tribes (January 23, 2001)

  USPTO PROPOSES DATABASE OF OFFICIAL INSIGNIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES read more

• Patent Pooling, USPTO Issues White Paper on (January 19, 2001)

  USPTO ISSUES WHITE PAPER ON PATENT POOLING read more

• Dickinson's USPTO Tenure Marked by Significant Progress (January 19, 2001)

  DICKINSON'S USPTO TENURE MARKED BY SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS read more

• Ground Broken for New USPTO Headquarters (January 17, 2001)

  GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW USPTO HEADQUARTERS read more

• USPTO ANNOUNCES NEW GENERAL COUNSEL (January 11, 2001)

  USPTO ANNOUNCES NEW GENERAL COUNSEL read more

• Annual List Of 10 Organizations Receiving Most Patents (January 10, 2001)

  USPTO RELEASES ANNUAL LIST OF 10 ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING MOST PATENTS read more

• Final Guidelines For Determining Utility Of Gene-Related Inventions (January 04, 2001)

  USPTO PUBLISHES FINAL GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING UTILITY OF GENE-RELATED INVENTIONS read more