Below is the latest Press Release from the USPTO on this issue (see
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/02-58.htm
<http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/02-58.htm> ).
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Official Publication of Patents Issued Available Electronically
New Format to Lower Costs and Provide Localized Data on Patents
In concert with its 21st Century Strategic Plan, the Department of
Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) will
discontinue paper publication of the Official Gazette of the United
States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents (Official Gazette-Patents)
after the September 24, 2002 issue.
The publication is now available on CD-ROM. The cost is $15.00 per issue
or $300 annually, compared to the paper version that costs $70.00 for a
single copy and $1465 annually. The Official Gazette-Patents also is now
available on the USPTO Web site ( www.uspto.gov <http://www.uspto.gov> )
free of charge. However, space considerations only allow archiving for
the latest six issues.
The Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office -
Patents has been published weekly since1872 and serves as the official
notification of the patents issued each week. The information provided
by the electronic products will be the same, but there will be many
advantages over paper, including direct links from the index to patent
images, and to patents by state or country.
The USPTO will continue paper publication of the Official Gazette of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Trademarks and the
Consolidated Listing of Official Gazette Notices.
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Regards
Rodney Cruise
rodney.cruise@ipmenu.com <mailto:rodney.cruise@ipmenu.com>
www.ipmenu.com <http://www.ipmenu.com>
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