United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 15 January 2002

                          Delegation of Authority to
                              Nicholas P. Godici,
                          Commissioner for Patents,
                         to Issue Patents and Register
                        Trademarks on December 11, 2001

MEMORANDUM FOR          Nicholas P. Godici
                        Commissioner for Patents

FROM:                   Under Secretary of Commerce for
                        Intellectual Property and Director of the
                        United States Patent and Trademark Office

SUBJECT:                Delegation of Authority to Issue
                        Patents and Register
                        Trademarks on December 11, 2001

The Commissioner for Patents is delegated the authority, as Acting Under
Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office, to issue patents pursuant to
35 U.S.C.    153, and to register trademarks pursuant to 15 U.S.C.    1057.
This delegation expires after December 11, 2001. This delegation is made
because the patent grants to be issued and the trademarks to be registered
on December 11, 2001, were printed prior to my being sworn in as the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United
States Patent and Trademark Office. This delegation is made to avoid the
significant expense that would be incurred if the patents and trademark
registrations were re-published.

December 10, 2001                                            JAMES E. ROGAN
                                            Under Secretary of Commerce for
                                  Intellectual Property and Director of the
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office