United States Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the governmental agency that is responsible for patents and trademarks in the United States. It was created in 1836. The headquarters of the agency in in Washington, D.C.

United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Seal of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Agency overview
Formed July 4, 1836; 187 years ago (1836-07-04)[1][2]
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Headquarters Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Employees 12,579 (as of Sept 30, 2018)
Agency executives Kathi Vidal, Director
Derrick Brent, Deputy Director[3]
Parent agency United States Department of Commerce
Website
www.uspto.gov

Refernces

  1. "Records of the Patent and Trademark office". National Archives and Records Administration. August 15, 2016.
  2. An act to promote the progress of the useful arts, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts heretofore made for that purpose, ch. 356, 5 Stat. 117 (1836)
  3. "Derrick Brent". U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved September 13, 2022.