PTO Factoids
	Ø   First patent issued in July 1790 Ø   Began numbering patents in 1836; already    4000 in existance Ø   Approx. 3100 PTP employees Ø   In U.S. patent applications are held in    confidence until patent is granted Ø   Patenting U.S. Inventions abroad (first to file) Ø   Utility patent term of rights: 20 years from date    you first apply Ø   Design patent term of rights: 14 years