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Category: Patent and Trademark Office

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03/26/2010 Blog USPTO to Hold Independent Inventors Roundtable and Webcast at Alexandria Headquarters
03/22/2012 Blog Spotlight on Commerce: Teresa Rea, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property (USPTO)
05/29/2009 Blog USPTO: May 29 Last Day for National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nominations
07/13/2012 Blog Acting Secretary Blank Cuts Ribbon to Open U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Detroit, Michigan
09/20/2010 Blog Patent and Trademark Office Incentivizes the Creation and Distribution of Technologies That Address Humanitarian Needs
07/23/2014 Group Blog Leading Our Team: The Office of General Counsel Senior Management Retreat
05/08/2014 Group Blog General Counsel Kelly Welsh Visits USPTO during Community Day
10/05/2010 News Commerce Department Seeks Comment on Protecting Copyrighted Works on the Internet
05/05/2011 News Remarks at World Intellectual Propery Day Event
04/11/2012 News U.S. Commerce Department Releases New Report Showing Intellectual Property-Intensive Industries Contribute $5 Trillion, 40 Million Jobs to US Economy
03/18/2010 News Remarks at PhRMA Annual Meeting, Arlington, Virginia
02/20/2014 News U.S. Secretary of Commerce Delivers Remarks on New Initiatives to Strengthen Patent System and Support American Innovation
08/13/2009 News Remarks at Ceremonial Swearing In of Under Secretary of Commerce David Kappos, Alexandria, Virginia
01/31/2011 News Remarks at "Startup America" Initiative Event, The White House
09/08/2011 News Statement from Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Following Final Senate Passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
07/13/2012 News U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Opens First-Ever Satellite Office in Detroit, Michigan
12/15/2009 News Secretary Locke Commends European Union and Member State Ratification of WIPO Internet Intellectual Property Treaties
06/16/2009 News Remarks at Detroit Economic Club National Summit, Detroit, Michigan
08/30/2010 News Remarks at Intellectual Property Enforcement, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
04/26/2011 News Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on World Intellectual Property Day
04/11/2012 News Remarks at the Release of Intellectual Property Report
03/26/2010 News Remarks at American Chambers of Commerce Brussels and Business Europe, Brussels, Belgium
12/11/2013 News U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Names Michelle K. Lee as Next Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
09/18/2009 News Transcript-MSN.com's Business On Main, "Voices that Matter" Interview
01/06/2011 News Remarks at Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, Nevada
09/08/2011 News Remarks at Patent No. 8 Million Ceremonial Presentation
07/11/2012 News Remarks at Innovation Panel at San Jose State University, San Jose, California
01/13/2010 News Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Entertainment Industry Officials in Los Angeles to Discuss Global Intellectual Property Protection
03/10/2015 News Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on the Confirmation of Michelle K. Lee as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
06/18/2009 News Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate David Kappos as Patent and Trademark Director