United States Patent and Trademark Office

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federal agency intellectual property office patent office trademark office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for granting patents, registering trademarks, and overseeing key aspects of intellectual property protection in the United States.

Aliases (9)

United States Patent Office ×5
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ×3
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ×1
Patent and Trademark Office ×1
Trademark Status and Document Retrieval system ×1
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ×1
USPTO ×1
United States PTO ×1
United States Patent and Trademark Office Academy ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency → intellectual property office → patent office → trademark office →
abbreviation	USPTO →
alsoKnownAs	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office → United States PTO →
country	United States →
employerOf	administrative patent judges → administrative trademark judges → patent examiners → trademark examining attorneys →
formerHeadquartersLocation	Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia →
foundedBy	United States Congress →
hasOffice	Dallas, Texas → Denver, Colorado → Detroit, Michigan → San Jose, California →
headquartersLocation	Alexandria, Virginia → United States →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
language	English →
legalBasis	Title 15 of the United States Code → Title 35 of the United States Code →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
mission	to foster innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth through strong intellectual property protection →
operates	Patent Trial and Appeal Board → Trademark Trial and Appeal Board → United States Patent and Trademark Office Academy →
parentOrganization	United States Department of Commerce →
participatesIn	World Intellectual Property Organization activities → international intellectual property treaties implementation →
predecessor	Patent and Trademark Office → United States Patent Office →
responsibility	advising the U.S. government on intellectual property policy → examining patent applications → examining trademark applications → granting patents → maintaining patent records → maintaining trademark registrations → promoting industrial and technological progress → registering trademarks →
supervises	patent classification system → trademark classification system →
typeOfPatentsGranted	design patents → plant patents → utility patents →
website	https://www.uspto.gov →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NMTI → National Medal of Technology and Innovation → Title 35 of the United States Code →	administeredBy
United States Patent and Trademark Office ("Patent Trial and Appeal Board") → United States Patent and Trademark Office ("Trademark Trial and Appeal Board") → United States Patent and Trademark Office ("United States Patent and Trademark Office Academy") →	operates
United States Patent and Trademark Office ("U.S. Patent and Trademark Office") → United States Patent and Trademark Office ("United States PTO") →	alsoKnownAs
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals ("United States Patent Office") → United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals →	heardAppealsFrom
Secretary of Commerce of the United States → U.S. Department of Commerce ("U.S. Patent and Trademark Office") →	oversees
Patent Trial and Appeal Board → Trademark Trial and Appeal Board →	partOf
United States Patent and Trademark Office ("United States Patent Office") → United States Patent and Trademark Office ("Patent and Trademark Office") →	predecessor
IP Czar → Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator →	worksWith
United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") →	abbreviation
IPEC →	collaboratesWith
International Searching Authority →	exampleOffice
Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) provisions →	implementedBy
U.S. Patent 174465 ("United States Patent Office") →	jurisdiction
Patent Trial and Appeal Board →	parentAgency
U.S. Department of Commerce ("U.S. Patent and Trademark Office") →	parentAgencyOf
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board →	parentOrganization
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("Trademark Status and Document Retrieval system") →	relatedTo
Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ("United States Patent Office") →	usedFor
Clara Barton ("United States Patent Office") →	workedFor