By Sarah Fendrick —

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently launched an official page on Facebook that will provide regular updates from the Office and provide a public forum for comments, feedback, and discussion pertaining to issues at the USPTO.  In a press release, USPTO Director David Kappos said that he was "confident our Facebook presence will complement the USPTO Web site as a means of communicating and connecting with the public and our stakeholders in the intellectual property community.  With more than 400 million people on Facebook, we knew it was an important place for us to be."

To check out the new Facebook page go to: http://www.facebook.com/uspto.gov.