8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2001
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                            NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          MARYLAND                       0-20333                   87-0406496
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission                (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)        File Number)           Identification No.)


           537 Apple Street, W. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2903
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 610-834-9600
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)










Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99 Press Release dated March 7, 2001.

Item 9.

         Registrant hereby furnishes the Press Release dated March 7, 2001
attached as an Exhibit to this Form 8-K pursuant to Regulation FD.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    Nocopi Technologies, Inc.
                                    (Registrant)


                                    By:  /s/ Rudolph A. Lutterschmidt
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                                         Rudolph A. Lutterschmidt,
                                         Chief Financial Officer


Dated: March 7, 2001

EX-99

                                   Exhibit 99

Contact for:                                Contact for:
Nocopi Technologies, Inc.                   Westvaco Brand Security
Barry S. Kaplan                             Arthur Yann
 Barry Kaplan Associates                    Nichol & Company
email:  smallkap@aol.com                    email:  ayann@nicholcompany.com
Phone:  732-747-0702                        Phone:  212-889-6401

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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           WESTVACO BRAND SECURITY ACQUIRES 10% OF NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES
                      AND WBS PRESIDENT JOINS BOARD


     West Conshohocken, Pa. March 7, 2001 - (OTC Bulletin Board: NNUP)
PRNewswire. Nocopi Technologies, Inc. announced today that Westvaco Brand
Security, Inc., a subsidiary of Westvaco Corporation (NYSE: W) has acquired
approximately 10% of the Company's outstanding common stock.

     The transaction was announced by Dr. Michael A. Feinstein, Chairman of the
Board of Nocopi.

Westvaco Brand Security, a major licensee of Nocopi's anti-counterfeiting
technologies, purchased the 3.9 million shares of the Company in a private
transaction for $325,000. As part of the transaction, the parties also agreed to
certain modifications of their existing license arrangement and the Company
granted WBS certain registration rights covering the acquired shares.

     Dr. Feinstein also announced that Stanley G. Hart, President of Westvaco
Brand Security, has joined the Nocopi Board of Directors, effective immediately.
He replaces Steven Pinsk, who has resigned.

Dr. Michael A. Feinstein, Nocopi's Chairman said, "We are gratified to receive
this investment from Westvaco. We take it as a great vote of confidence in our
company by one of our major licensees and another step forward in our marketing
alliance with WBS. The funds invested also will significantly improve the
Company's liquidity and enable the Company to continue to develop its business
both here and abroad."

Stanley G. Hart, President of Westvaco Brand Security, said "Brand theft is one
of the toughest challenges facing today's global consumer products producers. As
WBS continues to empower brand owners with customized security solutions on a
global scale, Nocopi's patented technologies have become an important addition
to our growing portfolio of Brand Theft Solutions(TM). Their products have
helped to enhance our ability to deliver effective, multi-layered security
solutions, and we look forward to the continuing development of our relationship
with Nocopi."

NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. was founded in 1984 and is based in West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania. The Company is engaged in the business of developing solutions
against counterfeiting, product diversion, document security and authentication
via patented technologies including invisible ink and reactive thread.

WESTVACO BRAND SECURITY, INC., located in Stamford, CT, is a single-source of
brand-theft solutions and empowers brand owners around the world with customized
security solutions that deter counterfeiting, diversion, duplication,
substitution, tampering and related activities that result in a loss of quality,
consistency and the price/value relationship that defines brands for consumers.
Bundled under the name "Brand Theft Solutions(TM)," the company's services
include: analyzing a customer's counterfeit and diversion priorities; developing
specialized programs for franchise brands; providing multi-layered security
options for use on primary and secondary packaging or on products; providing
application equipment; and evaluating program effectiveness through field
surveillance, data collection and feedback.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

The foregoing contains forward-looking information within the meaning of The
Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements
involve certain risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially
from such forward-looking statements (a summary of which may be found in
Nocopi's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999 under
the caption "Risk Factors"). The Company does not undertake to publicly update
or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes
make it clear that any projected results (expressed or implied) will not be
realized.