			 Notice of Private Reprimand

   A practitioner has been privately reprimanded by the Director of the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Sec. 32. 
This action is taken under the provisions of 37 C.F.R. Sec. 10.133(g) and 
the Director's Order, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. Sec. 10.159(c), that the 
proceeding be kept confidential.

			On behalf of Jon W. Dudas
			Undersecretary of Commerce for 
			Intellectual Property and Director of the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office

August 19, 2004 					    JAMES A. TOUPIN 
							    General Counsel 
				  United States Patent and Trademark Office
 
