[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 3203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-980]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-PTO-C-2009-0058]
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Call for 2010
Nominations
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (United States Patent and Trademark
Office) is accepting nominations for its National Medal of Technology
and Innovation (NMTI).
Since establishment by Congress in 1980, the President of the
United States has awarded the National Medal of Technology and
Innovation (formerly known as the National Medal of Technology)
annually to our Nation's leading innovators. If you know of a candidate
who has made an outstanding, lasting contribution to the economy
through the promotion of technology or technological manpower, you may
obtain a nomination form from: http://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/index.jsp.
DATES: The deadline for submission of a nomination is March 31, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The NMTI Nomination form for the year 2010 may be obtained
by visiting the Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/index.jsp.
Nomination applications should be submitted to Richard Maulsby, Program
Manager, National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, by
electronic mail to: [email protected] or by mail to: Richard Maulsby,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
Virginia 22313-1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Maulsby, Program Manager,
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Program, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-
1450, telephone (571) 272-8333, or electronic mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Enacted by Congress in 1980, the Medal of Technology
was first awarded in 1985. On August 9, 2007, the President signed the
America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote
Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science) Act of 2007. The Act
amended Section 16 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980, changing the name of the Medal to the ``National Medal of
Technology and Innovation.'' The Medal is the highest honor awarded by
the President of the United States to America's leading innovators in
the field of technology, and is given annually to individuals, teams,
or companies who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion
of technology or technological manpower for the improvement of the
economic, environmental or social well-being of the United States.
The primary purpose of the National Medal of Technology and
Innovation is to recognize American innovators whose vision,
creativity, and brilliance in moving ideas to market has had a profound
and lasting impact on our economy and way of life. The Medal highlights
the national importance of fostering technological innovation based
upon solid science, resulting in commercially successful products and
services.
Eligibility and Nomination Criteria: Information on eligibility and
nomination criteria is provided on the Nominations Guidelines Form at
http://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/index.jsp.
Dated: January 12, 2010.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-980 Filed 1-19-10; 8:45 am]
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