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): May 11, 2004

                            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.)


                  9C Portland Road, W. Conshocken, PA       19428
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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 May 11, 2004.

Item 9.

         Registrant hereby furnishes the Press Release dated May 11, 2004
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.
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           (Registrant)


By: /s/ Rudolph A. Lutterschmidt
Rudolph A. Lutterschmidt,
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: May 11, 2004



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EX-99

                                   Exhibit 99

Contact: Rudolph A. Lutterschmidt

         (610) 834-9600

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                       Nocopi Technologies, Inc.
                                                       9C Portland Road
                                                       West Conshohocken, PA
                                                       19428

DAMIAN C. GEORGINO JOINS NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

West Conshohocken, PA May 11, 2004/PR Newswire - Nocopi Technologies, Inc. (OTC
Bulletin Board: NNUP), a company dedicated to providing solutions for product
counterfeiting and diversion for national and international clients announced
today the election of Damian C. Georgino to its board of directors. Mr. Georgino
is currently a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of Pepper
Hamilton LLP.

"Damian brings to our Board a wide range of expertise, including corporate
finance and corporate development," said Michael A. Feinstein, M.D., Chairman
and CEO of Nocopi Technologies, Inc. "His experience with both large and small
companies will be invaluable to Nocopi as we plan for the future growth of our
existing security products and services and new product development activities."

Damian Georgino's current practice at Pepper Hamilton includes the full array of
corporate legal services, from general business planning to highly specialized
matters, including international corporate transactions, and the structuring,
financing and successful completion of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and
other business combinations. He has experience with public and private
companies, from emerging technology enterprises to global Fortune 50
enterprises. Mr. Georgino's practice also includes public and private equity,
debt and venture capital transactions.

Before joining Pepper, Mr. Georgino was the founding corporate partner in the
Pittsburgh office of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP. He was a member of
that firm's global mergers and acquisitions, corporate, project finance and
emerging business practice groups.

He also was the founder and managing principal of Greenbrier Capital Partners
LLC, a private equity firm and merchant bank.

From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Georgino served as executive vice president, general
counsel and corporate secretary of United States Filter Corporation.





From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Georgino was a general attorney and business unit counsel
for Alcoa, Inc., where he represented several fast-growing international
businesses and had corporate finance and corporate development responsibilities
for the Fortune 50 enterprise.

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 the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003,
under the caption "Uncertainties That May Affect the Company, its Operating
Results and Stock Price"). The Company does not undertake to publicly update or
revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or further changes make
it clear that any projected results (expressed or implied) will not be realized.