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Intellectual Property

Aug. 24, 1999

A Work in Progress

By Chris Ford When Q. Todd Dickinson took over as acting commissioner of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in January, he detailed plans to modernize the agency, make it more customer-friendly and reduce the amount of time required to process applications.

By Chris Ford
        When Q. Todd Dickinson took over as acting commissioner of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in January, he detailed plans to modernize the agency, make it more customer-friendly and reduce the amount of time required to process applications.
        Dickinson, who was nominated to the permanent commissioner's post in July and expects to face h...

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