United States Patent and Trademark Office
Seal of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | |
The James Madison building on the campus of the United States Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria. This is the largest building on the campus. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | July 4, 1836[1][2] Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Headquarters | Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. 38°48′05″N 77°03′50″W / 38.801499°N 77.063835°W |
| Employees | 12,579 (as of Sept 30, 2018) |
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| Parent agency | United States Department of Commerce |
| Website | www |
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 is in Washington, D.C.
Philanthropic Programs
The USPTO has hosted the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo to give a platform to young inventors, including kindergarteners like Emily Webb and also elementary schoolers like Mark Leschinsky.[4]
References
- ↑ "Records of the Patent and Trademark office". National Archives and Records Administration. August 15, 2016.
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Derrick Brent". U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ↑ "Clinton-Massie kindergartner inventor goes to National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo". Wilmington News Journal. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2025-04-04.