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Commissioner for Patents, denied in a May 2009 interview that the academy was being shut down, but stated that it would be cut back because the hiring goal for new examiners in fiscal 2009 was reduced to 600. Ultimately, 588 new patent examiners were hired in fiscal year 2009.
1952:, "Method of swinging on a swing", issued April 9, 2002, was granted to a seven-year-old boy, whose father, a patent attorney, wanted to demonstrate how the patent system worked to his son who was five years old at the time of the application. The PTO initially rejected it due to prior art, but eventually issued the patent. Upon reexamination all claims of the patent were canceled by the PTO.
650:; the rest are support staff. While the agency has noticeably grown in recent years, the rate of growth was far slower in fiscal 2009 than in the recent past; this is borne out by data from fiscal 2005 to the present: As of the end of FY 2018, the USPTO was composed of 12,579 federal employees, including 8,185 patent examiners, 579 trademark examiners, and 3,815 other staff.
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1944:. According to the description in the patent, "The present invention takes a transmission of energy, and instead of sending it through normal time and space, it pokes a small hole into another dimension, thus, sending the energy through a place which allows transmission of energy to exceed the speed of light."
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and has numerous trademark-holding companies as exhibitors. Before the 2009 National
Trademark Expo, the Trademark Office designed and launched a kid-friendly trademark mascot known as T. Markey, who appears as an anthropomorphized registered trademark symbol. T. Markey is featured prominently on the
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On June 19, 2018, the 10 millionth U.S. patent was issued to Joseph Marron for invention of a "Coherent LADAR Using Intra-Pixel
Quadrature Detection" to improve laser detection and ranging (LADAR). The patent was the first to receive the newly redesigned patent cover. It was signed by then-President
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The USPTO is "unique among federal agencies because it operates solely on fees collected by its users, and not on taxpayer dollars". Its "operating structure is like a business in that it receives requests for services—applications for patents and trademark registrations—and charges fees projected to
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application is not familiar with the proper procedures of the Patent Office, the examiner may suggest that the filing party obtain representation by a registered patent attorney or patent agent. The patent examiner cannot recommend a specific attorney or agent, but the Patent Office does post a list
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includes filing of patent and trademark applications on behalf of individuals and companies, prosecuting the patent and trademark applications, and participating in administrative appeals and other proceedings before the PTO examiners, examining attorneys and boards. The USPTO sets its own standards
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in an effort to allow inventors a speedy evaluation of an application with a final disposition within twelve months. The procedure requires additional information to be submitted with the application and also includes an interview with the examiner. The first accelerated patent was granted on March
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In 2006, USPTO instituted a new training program for patent examiners called the "Patent
Training Academy". It is an eight-month program designed to teach new patent examiners the fundamentals of patent law, practice and examination procedure in a college-style environment. Because of the impending
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Commissioner for Patents oversaw three main bodies, headed by the former Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations, Peggy Focarino, the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, which was held by Andrew Hirshfeld up until 2015, and finally the Commissioner for Patent Resources
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to serve as the USPTO director. She was sworn in on April 13, 2022. On
December 16, 2022, Kathi Vidal announced that Vaishali Udupa, an intellectual property attorney, engineer, and currently a top executive from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), will join the 13,000-person Department of Commerce
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In recent years, the USPTO has seen increasing delays between when a patent application is filed and when it issues. To address its workload challenges, the USPTO has undertaken an aggressive program of hiring and recruitment. The USPTO hired 1,193 new patent examiners in Fiscal Year 2006 (year
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Trademark applications have grown substantially in recent years, jumping from 296,490 new applications in 2000, to 345,000 new applications in 2014, to 458,103 new applications in 2018. Recent growth has been driven partially by growing numbers of trademark applications originating in China;
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ending
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has "diverted" about 10% of the fees that the USPTO collected into the general treasury of the United States. In effect, this took money collected from the patent system to use for the general budget. This fee diversion has been generally opposed by patent practitioners (e.g.,
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The USPTO has been criticized for granting patents for impossible or absurd, already known, or arguably obvious inventions. Economists have documented that, although the USPTO makes mistakes when granting patents, these mistakes might be less prominent than some might believe.
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The USPTO examines applications for trademark registration, which can be filed under five different filing bases: use in commerce, intent to use, foreign application, foreign registration, or international registration. If approved, the trademarks are registered on either the
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Since 2008, the
Trademark Office has hosted a National Trademark Expo every two years, billing it as "a free, family-friendly event designed to educate the public about trademarks and their importance in the global marketplace." The Expo features celebrity speakers such as
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As of the end of 2008, there were 1,208,076 patent applications pending at the Patent Office. At the end of 1997, the number of applications pending was 275,295. Therefore, over those eleven years there was a 439% increase in the number of pending applications.
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where the actual
Alexandria Campus is located between Duke Street (on the North) to Eisenhower Avenue (on the South), and between John Carlyle Street (on the East) to Elizabeth Lane (on the West) in Alexandria, Virginia. An additional building in
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The specific passage from the document follows: "The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance: None of the prior art of record taught or disclosed the claimed superconducting shield and electromagnetic field generating means
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The United States allows any citizen from any country to sit for the patent bar (if he/she has the requisite technical background). Only Canada has a reciprocity agreement with the United States that confers upon a patent agent similar rights.
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The lobby of the Public Search
Facility, looking out toward the atrium, inside the Madison Building of the USPTO. The bronze bust of Thomas Jefferson is at the far right. Researchers can access patent search databases within the
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policies. Investigators discovered that some patent examiners had lied about the hours they had worked, but high level officials prevented access to computer records, thus limiting the number of employees who could be punished.
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The discussion of which party can appropriate the fees is more than a financial question. Patent fees represent a policy lever that influences both the number of applications submitted to the office as well as their quality.
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December 2012 data showed that there was 597,579 unexamined patent applications in the backlog. During the four years since 2009, more than a 50% reduction was achieved. First action pendency was reported as 19.2 months.
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All examiners work under a strict, "count"-based production system. For every application, "counts" are earned by composing, filing, and mailing a first Office action on the merits, and upon disposal of an application.
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As of September 30, 2009, the end of the U.S. government's fiscal year, the PTO had 9,716 employees, nearly all of whom are based at its five-building headquarters complex in Alexandria. Of those, 6,242 were
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is a generic term that could define technology infrastructure for years to come, which had been in general use at the time of the application. The application was rejected on August 12, 2008, as descriptive and
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led to reduced filings, which then increased in July 2020 to exceed the previous year. August 2020 was subsequently the highest month of trademark filings in the history of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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shield and electromagnetic generating device. The examiner allowed the claims because the design of the shield and device was novel and not obvious. In situations such as this where a substantial question of
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The Congress shall have Power ... To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
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inventors understand the process but the failure to adequately understand or respond to an Office action from the USPTO can endanger the inventor's rights, and may lead to abandonment of the application.
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The USPTO's free distribution service only distributes the patent documents as a set of TIFF files. Numerous free and commercial services provide patent documents in other formats, such as
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The USPTO is headquartered at the Alexandria Campus, consisting of 11 buildings in a city-like development surrounded by ground floor retail and high rise residential buildings between the
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trademark applications from China have grown more than 12-fold since 2013, and in 2017, one in every nine trademark applications reviewed by the U.S. Trademark Office originated in China.
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Each year, the PTO issues over 150,000 patents to companies and individuals worldwide. As of December 2011, the PTO had granted 8,743,423 patents and received 16,020,302 applications.
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administration continued this practice, as well as the second budget of the Trump administration; however, stakeholders continue to press for a permanent end to fee diversion.
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for who may practice. Any person who practices patent law before the USPTO must become a registered patent attorney or agent. A patent agent is a person who has passed the
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5173:"11 Millionth U.S. Patent: Repositioning Wires and Methods for Repositioning Prosthetic Heart Valve Devices within a Heart Chamber"
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subsequently rejected a number of trademarks citing a "likelihood of confusion" under section 2(d), including 'G NETBOOK' (
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5510:"USPTO Acts Like A Three-Letter Agency, Redacts A Bunch Of Stuff About Its Kid-Friendly 'T. Markey' Character"
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and mega-scale computing environments for others", was allowed by a trademark attorney on July 8, 2008.
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Note: Navigate to the 'Image File Wrapper' to find the file; download and open with a PDF reader.
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machine, defying the laws of physics. The device comprises a particular electrically
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de Rassenfosse, Gaetan; Griffiths, William; Jaffe, Adam; Webster, Elizabeth (2020).
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documents. Filing fees can be paid by credit card or by a USPTO "deposit account".
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5844:"Low-Quality Patents in the Eye of the Beholder: Evidence from Multiple Examiners"
5746:. Office of Enrollment and Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
5570:"USPTO Director Andrei Iancu speaks on pandemic's effect on intellectual property"
4324:"USPTO Annual Report 2006, The Nature of the Training Provided to USPTO Examiners"
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first highlighted this patent issued for a device that presumably amounts to a
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was the former director of the USPTO until he left office on January 20, 2021.
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4656:"USPTO gets $ 3.6 billion in President's FY 2018 budget, avoids fee diversion"
4605:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. February 24, 2006. Archived from
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by a new Apparatus and Process". This patent was signed by then-President
5065:"5 Millionth U.S. Patent: Ethanol Production by Escherichia Coli Strains"
4413:"Girl Scouts' IP Patch is helpful program for encouraging STEM education"
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in coming years, the agency imposed a hiring freeze in early March 2009.
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4474:"Biden nominates Winston & Strawn partner Kathi Vidal to lead USPTO"
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3082:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. p. 140. Archived from
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4386:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. p. 14. Archived from
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agency as the new Commissioner for Patents effective January 17, 2023.
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Providing advice on the trade-related aspects of intellectual property.
4630:"Docs at BIO: Panel Offers Suggestions for Fixing the USPTO – Updated"
2909:(Press release). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. December 16, 2010.
2530:
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Prior to 2012, decisions of patent examiners could be appealed to the
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of the USPTO. Decisions of the BPAI could further be appealed to the
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Similarly, decisions of trademark examiners may be appealed to the
5384:"Flood of Trademark Applications From China Alarms U.S. Officials"
2059:
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5743:
4558:"President's proposed budget ends USPTO fee diversion in FY 2005"
2387:
Criticism of the United States government § Criticism of agencies
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
6576:
search by trademark serial number or registration number (USPTO)
5268:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. February 11, 2008.
4826:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. December 12, 2012.
4091:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. December 30, 2009.
2044:
2003:
1879:
1832:). If it appears to a patent examiner that an inventor filing a
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6377:, IPWatchdog, November 21, 2008. Consulted on December 6, 2008.
4769:"Are patent fees effective at weeding out low-quality patents?"
2006:, covering "custom manufacture of computer hardware for use in
5607:"General Information Concerning Patents: Attorneys and Agents"
4532:"Vaishali Udupa to join USPTO as new Commissioner for Patents"
4381:"USPTO Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2009"
4205:"USPTO Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2008"
4173:"USPTO Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2007"
3077:"USPTO Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2009"
3019:
2222:
List of people who have headed the United States Patent Office
1748:
6948:
International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities
4810:"Anniversary of the First Patent Issued in the United States"
4583:
Interview With Chief Judge Paul R. Michel On US Patent Reform
2088:) rejected January 13, 2009. Psion also delivered a batch of
6498:
The Patent Office Pony: A History of the Early Patent Office
1385:, which is awarded to Girl Scouts at four different levels.
6610:
Works by or about United States Patent and Trademark Office
4494:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. April 13, 2022
4210:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Archived from
4178:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Archived from
4157:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Archived from
4013:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Archived from
502:
The legal basis for the United States patent system is the
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National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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5984:
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2723:. The U.S. National Archives. January 2014. Archived from
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line in November 2003 and allowed the trademark to become
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Administering the laws relating to patents and trademarks;
6574:
Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR)
6551:
6346:
USPTO grants first patent under accelerated review option
4824:"U.S. Patent Activity Calendar Years 1790 to the Present"
4707:
de Rassenfosse, Gaétan; van Pottelsberghe, Bruno (2012).
1426:), inventors, the USPTO, as well as former federal judge
6884:
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
6189:. United States Patent and Trademark Office. p. 2.
5929:"Patent No. 6,004,596: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich"
5137:"9 Millionth U.S. Patent: Windshield Washer Conditioner"
4271:"Patent Academy Closing, USPTO Budget Crisis Deepening?"
3071:
3069:
2776:
Public Information Services Group (September 27, 2009).
5265:
4355:"An Interview with the Acting Commissioner for Patents"
197:
6847:
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
6036:
Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)
5953:
Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)
4981:"2 Millionths U.S. Patent: Vehicle Wheel Construction"
2904:"USPTO to Open First Ever Satellite Office in Detroit"
2663:"A Four Part Series on Open Notebook Science (Part 4)"
1467:
On July 31, 1790, the first U.S. patent was issued to
1329:
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
6791:
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
6766:
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
5871:
5869:
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Note: click on "Trademarks" then click on "TESS" tab.
4682:"Diversion of USPTO user fees is a tax on innovation"
1690:
Coherent Ladar Using Intra-Pixel Quadrature Detection
1526:
Patents issued under revised numbering scheme of the
464:
cover the cost of performing the services provide".
4241:"Economic Downturn => Downturn in Patent Filings"
2995:. Detroit, Michigan. Associated Press. July 11, 2012
2838:"Silicon Valley wins in securing U.S. patent office"
2778:"Visiting the USPTO – Map – Alexandria Headquarters"
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Process for Recycling Asphalt-Aggregate Compositions
6882:
6832:
6809:
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
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5009:"3 Millionth U.S. Patent: Automatic Reading System"
192:
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6133:"Antigravity Machine Patent Draws Physicists' Ire"
1920:. The patent has been criticized as being obvious.
1339:may ultimately decide on a patent case. Under the
5418:"About the USPTO's National Trademark Exposition"
5242:. FindLaw For Small Business. February 11, 2008.
3738:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2006"
3689:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2007"
3653:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2008"
3617:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2009"
3581:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2010"
3545:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2011"
3509:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2012"
3473:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2013"
3437:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2014"
3401:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2015"
3365:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2016"
3314:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2017"
3278:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2018"
3242:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2019"
3206:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2020"
3170:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 2021"
3048:"Silicon Valley U.S. Patent and Trademark Office"
2987:"Patent office prepares to open Detroit location"
6736:Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
5688:"Decision on Petition Under 37 C.F.R. § 10.2(c)"
5101:"7 Millionth U.S. Patent: Polysaccharide Fibers"
4264:
4262:
6842:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
6585:Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program
4850:"United States Issues Patent Number 10,000,000"
4709:"On the price elasticity of demand for patents"
3872:
3870:
3868:
3866:
3109:"Performance & Accountability Report FY 17"
2875:Congressional Record 112th Congress (2011–2012)
2176:Effective August 2006, the USPTO introduced an
686:USPTO satellite office in San Jose, California.
674:Interior atrium of the USPTO Madison Building.
6892:National Institute of Standards and Technology
6595:Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases
6057:"Antigravity craft slips past patent officers"
4776:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
4011:"Executive Biography for Margaret A. Focarino"
1620:Ethanol Production by Escherichia Coli Strains
6943:United States Department of Commerce agencies
6634:
5848:Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization
5663:"37 CFR 11.7 – Requirements for registration"
5609:. United States Patent and Trademark Office.
5297:. United States Patent and Trademark Office.
4065:. United States Patent and Trademark Office.
3987:. United States Patent and Trademark Office.
3804:"1996 Annual Review - Additional Information"
3050:. United States Patent and Trademark Office.
2961:"What Does a Patent Office Mean For Detroit?"
1362:, and projections of substantial declines in
638:(almost all of whom were assigned to examine
401:
67:. This is the largest building on the campus.
8:
6180:"Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)"
5119:"8 Millionth U.S. Patent: Visual Prosthesis"
2512:National Archives and Records Administration
2507:"Records of the Patent and Trademark office"
175:David S. Gooder, Commissioner for Trademarks
51:Seal of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
39:
6580:Office of Enrollment & Discipline (OED)
6388:"United States Patent and Trademark Office"
6222:"Dell Tries to Trademark 'cloud Computing'"
6178:Ramon M Barrera (examiner) (June 7, 2005).
5266:"Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)"
4716:Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
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3831:
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2457:Science and technology in the United States
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2462:Technological history of the United States
2181:15, 2007, with a six-month issuance time.
576:Signboard of US Patent Office Alexandria.
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6913:United States Patent and Trademark Office
6799:United States Patent and Trademark Office
6252:"Dell Cloud Computing Trademark Rejected"
6080:
5637:United States Patent and Trademark Office
4686:IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law
4660:IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law
4492:"USPTO Welcomes New Director Kathi Vidal"
4417:IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law
2549:
2547:
2545:
2543:
2541:
2539:
2107:Backlog of unexamined patent applications
1321:Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
422:United States Patent and Trademark Office
326:United States Patent and Trademark Office
40:United States Patent and Trademark Office
6933:Agencies of the United States government
6297:U.S. Patent Activity 1790 to the Present
5815:
5813:
4514:"Office of the Commissioner for Patents"
4089:"Office of the Commissioner for Patents"
3878:"Table 17. Trademark Applications Filed"
2440:Patent Application Information Retrieval
2324:(November 21, 2013 – January 12, 2014) (
2178:accelerated patent examination procedure
1736:
1524:
690:
172:Vaishali Udupa, Commissioner for Patents
6327:from the original on September 16, 2009
6106:"Patent issued for anti-gravity device"
5301:from the original on September 12, 2015
4298:"PTO Hiring Freeze and Budget Problems"
4069:from the original on September 25, 2009
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2429:Office of Independent Inventor Programs
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6707:National Technical Information Service
6590:Stopfakes.gov Small Business Resources
6473:from the original on February 10, 2018
6394:from the original on February 20, 2013
6112:from the original on December 10, 2006
5916:from the original on January 19, 2014.
5798:from the original on September 1, 2013
5272:from the original on September 3, 2010
4155:"Patent Performance for the year 2006"
3597:from the original on February 16, 2023
3015:"Silicon Valley Patent Office Shelved"
2848:from the original on November 13, 2017
2451:Patent Office Professional Association
2365:(February 8, 2018 – January 20, 2021)
2092:on December 23, 2008, relating to the
1373:In 2016, the USPTO partnered with the
560:representing the Patent Office at the
38:
6523:Schacht, Wendy H. (January 6, 2011).
6428:from the original on August 12, 2014.
6304:from the original on December 2, 2012
6196:from the original on February 1, 2016
5927:Sara Schaefer Muñoz (April 5, 2005).
5750:from the original on October 15, 2011
5643:from the original on December 6, 2018
5613:from the original on January 23, 2010
5584:from the original on October 11, 2020
5550:from the original on December 3, 2018
5520:from the original on January 15, 2019
5489:from the original on January 15, 2019
5459:from the original on January 15, 2019
5428:from the original on January 15, 2019
5220:from the original on January 15, 2019
4953:"Millionth U.S. Patent: Vehicle Tire"
4830:from the original on December 2, 2012
4603:"Strategic Plan for the 21st Century"
4423:from the original on January 15, 2019
3125:from the original on January 15, 2019
2884:from the original on November 6, 2012
2868:"Patent Reform Act of 2011 Amendment"
2467:Timeline of United States discoveries
2309:(February 2013 – November 21, 2013) (
1471:for an improvement "in the making of
7:
6712:Minority Business Development Agency
6650:United States Department of Commerce
6601:Works by United States Patent Office
6496:Dobyns, Kenneth W. (November 1994).
6469:. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
6131:Brian Handwerk (November 11, 2005).
6024:from the original on March 16, 2017.
5720:Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
5479:"2018 National Trademark Exposition"
5362:Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC
4925:"First U.S. Patent: Traction Wheels"
4877:"Today, @POTUS signed patent ten..."
4564:from the original on January 6, 2007
4472:Brittain, Blake (October 26, 2021).
4453:from the original on January 9, 2019
4123:Kappos, David (September 18, 2012).
3841:"Table 2. Patent Applications Filed"
3774:"PTO at a glance / Acknowledgements"
3054:from the original on January 8, 2015
2788:from the original on January 8, 2015
2637:. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
2615:. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
2593:. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
2472:Timeline of United States inventions
361:Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
187:United States Department of Commerce
27:United States national patent bureau
6923:Intellectual property organizations
6702:Economic Development Administration
6232:from the original on April 16, 2014
6104:United Press International (2005).
5941:from the original on July 10, 2017.
5633:"Becoming a trademark practitioner"
5337:from the original on April 24, 2018
4745:from the original on August 9, 2017
4247:from the original on April 15, 2009
3888:from the original on March 23, 2021
3851:from the original on March 23, 2021
3814:from the original on March 31, 2023
3222:from the original on March 22, 2023
2818:from the original on April 29, 2017
2350:(June 7, 2017 – February 8, 2018) (
2101:Slow patent examination and backlog
642:; only 99 were assigned to examine
6872:Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
6817:International Trade Administration
6446:from the original on June 26, 2017
6055:Ball, Philip (November 10, 2005).
6001:from the original on May 14, 2011.
5888:from the original on May 28, 2015.
5876:Hal H. Varian (October 21, 2004).
5246:from the original on March 2, 2008
4856:from the original on June 19, 2018
4516:. January 30, 2023. Archived from
4304:from the original on July 21, 2011
4277:from the original on July 21, 2011
3561:from the original on April 1, 2022
3417:from the original on April 5, 2023
3186:from the original on June 22, 2022
3023:. Associated Press. Archived from
2940:from the original on July 19, 2012
2913:from the original on June 30, 2012
2339:(January 13, 2014 – June 6, 2017)
508:Article I of the U.S. Constitution
253:Title 35 of the United States Code
25:
6465:Fucito, Paul (February 8, 2018).
5904:"Stop the Patent Process Madness"
5667:LII / Legal Information Institute
5508:Cushing, Tim (December 4, 2014).
4898:Fung, Brian (February 14, 2024).
4636:from the original on May 23, 2009
4361:from the original on May 17, 2009
4135:from the original on May 13, 2017
4125:"PTAB Submissions Have Commenced"
4095:from the original on May 28, 2010
3991:from the original on May 28, 2010
3965:from the original on May 16, 2023
3924:from the original on May 16, 2023
3784:from the original on July 4, 2022
3754:from the original on May 16, 2023
3705:from the original on May 16, 2023
3669:from the original on May 16, 2023
3633:from the original on May 16, 2023
3525:from the original on May 16, 2023
3489:from the original on May 16, 2023
3453:from the original on May 16, 2023
3381:from the original on May 16, 2023
3330:from the original on May 16, 2023
3294:from the original on May 16, 2023
3258:from the original on May 16, 2023
3046:Office, Silicon Valley Regional.
2967:from the original on May 22, 2012
2959:Markowitz, Eric (March 1, 2012).
2932:Anders, Melissa (July 13, 2012).
2571:from the original on May 16, 2023
2555:"FY 2022 Agency Financial Report"
2193:Fraud by remote working employees
1501:during a special ceremony at the
662:USPTO Madison Building Exterior.
228:American Inventors Protection Act
152:13,103 (as of September 30, 2022)
6867:Marine & Aviation Operations
6725:
6530:. Congressional Research Service
4728:10.1111/j.1468-0084.2011.00638.x
2721:"The United States Constitution"
2689:"USPTO 2014–2018 Strategic Plan"
2661:Bohle, Shannon (February 2014).
2392:Electronic Filing System (USPTO)
2173:") in the business method area.
2127:
2122:U.S. patents granted, 1790–2010.
2115:
1352:Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
1343:, the BPAI was converted to the
679:
667:
655:
569:
550:
45:
6774:Bureau of Industry and Security
6012:Teresa Riordan (May 13, 2002).
5991:"Boy takes swing at US patents"
5382:Gershman, Jacob (May 5, 2018).
2424:National Inventors Hall of Fame
248:Leahy–Smith America Invents Act
6414:Rein, Lisa (August 10, 2014).
5744:"Patent Attorney/Agent Search"
5449:"2014 National Trademark Expo"
4269:Quinn, Gene (March 23, 2009).
2298:(August 2009 – February 2013)
2283:(January 2009 – August 2009) (
1817:USPTO registration examination
703:Trademark examining attorneys
478:The USPTO cooperates with the
169:Derrick Brent, Deputy Director
18:US Patent and Trademark Office
1:
5989:Jeff Hecht (April 17, 2002).
5878:"Patent Protection Gone Awry"
5693:. May 9, 2003. Archived from
5240:"State Trademark Information"
4628:Zuhn, Donald (May 20, 2009).
4296:Quinn, Gene (March 2, 2009).
1837:of those who are registered.
1676:Windshield Washer Conditioner
1345:Patent Trial and Appeal Board
648:trademark examining attorneys
448:, after a 2005 move from the
331:Patent Trial and Appeal Board
6779:Office of Export Enforcement
6694:Deputy Secretary of Commerce
6684:Deputy Secretary of Commerce
5321:"USPTO Annual Report FY2000"
4353:Quinn, Gene (May 12, 2009).
2665:. Nature.com. Archived from
2487:1877 U.S. Patent Office fire
2482:1836 U.S. Patent Office fire
2321:Margaret A. (Peggy) Focarino
2068:rejected October 31, 2008),
1745:
1738:
1521:List of millionth US Patents
1308:must be licensed attorneys.
436:that serves as the national
32:United States Postal Service
6928:United States trademark law
6756:Bureau of Economic Analysis
6749:Federal Audit Clearinghouse
5832:, Forbes.com, May 29, 2000.
1337:United States Supreme Court
712:Patent Application Backlog
434:U.S. Department of Commerce
6964:
6663:Herbert C. Hoover Building
6404:December 2012 Patents Data
5730:November 27, 2005, at the
2435:Old Patent Office Building
2104:
1578:Vehicle Wheel Construction
1454:First United States patent
1360:late-2000s economic crisis
562:Herbert C. Hoover Building
524:United States Constitution
29:
6723:
6656:
6317:"Accelerated Examination"
6165:December 4, 2005, at the
6041:January 14, 2009, at the
5958:January 14, 2009, at the
2808:"USPTO Alexandria Campus"
2382:Confederate Patent Office
2085:U.S. Trademark 77,590,174
2065:U.S. Trademark 77,527,311
2041:Dell Inspiron Mini Series
2020:U.S. Trademark 75,215,401
1999:U.S. Trademark 77,139,082
1930:Sealed crustless sandwich
706:Patent Filings (Utility)
596:Eisenhower Avenue station
492:Patent Cooperation Treaty
488:Trilateral Patent Offices
56:
44:
6938:United States patent law
6852:Marine Fisheries Service
5788:"PatFT Full-Text Images"
5578:American Bar Association
5356:Erik (January 6, 2019).
4875:@uspto (June 19, 2018).
4588:August 20, 2011, at the
2090:cease-and-desist letters
2002:, "Cloud Computing" for
1992:Controversial trademarks
1853:Electronic filing system
1789:) and basketball player
1783:(of the television show
1592:Automatic Reading System
382:List of patent law cases
214:United States patent law
6373:March 27, 2009, at the
6351:April 28, 2007, at the
5934:The Wall Street Journal
2261:(December 2001 – 2004)
2171:Amazon one click patent
2143:business method patents
1325:administrative law body
133:38.801499°N 77.063835°W
82:; 188 years ago
5976:, col. 1, lines 30–34.
5828:July 29, 2017, at the
5774:March 9, 2012, at the
4767:; Jaffe, Adam (2018).
4765:de Rassenfosse, Gaétan
2272:(2004 – January 2009)
2214:Directors of the USPTO
1875:
1463:
1455:
1375:Girl Scouts of the USA
603:, was opened in 2009.
520:
480:European Patent Office
471:as of April 19, 2022.
269:Article of manufacture
261:Types of patent claims
6675:Secretary of Commerce
5973:U.S. patent 6,025,810
5700:on September 23, 2010
4063:"Patent Organization"
3027:on September 22, 2013
2414:Invention Secrecy Act
2166:U.S. patent 5,960,411
2094:genericized trademark
1957:U.S. patent 6,960,975
1949:U.S. patent 6,368,227
1937:U.S. patent 6,025,810
1925:U.S. patent 6,004,596
1913:U.S. patent 5,443,036
1906:Controversial patents
1872:
1769:Supplemental Register
1648:Polysaccharide Fibers
1461:
1453:
1379:Intellectual Property
535:Secretary of Commerce
516:
274:Composition of matter
238:Invention Secrecy Act
138:38.801499; -77.063835
6744:Bureau of the Census
6367:How to Fix the USPTO
6284:on February 5, 2009.
6139:on November 14, 2006
5902:(October 21, 2002).
5860:10.1093/jleo/ewaa026
5580:. October 30, 2020.
4609:on December 25, 2006
4538:on December 16, 2022
4520:on January 30, 2023.
2669:on February 19, 2014
624:budget sequestration
486:(JPO) as one of the
452:area of neighboring
446:Alexandria, Virginia
6421:The Washington Post
6073:2005Natur.438Q.139B
5388:Wall Street Journal
4419:. January 6, 2017.
2757:on October 14, 2012
2727:on January 25, 2014
2701:on January 22, 2014
2072:'s 'WIND NETBOOK' (
1865:Patent search tools
1791:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1530:
1400:nominated attorney
1341:America Invents Act
1306:trademark examiners
601:Arlington, Virginia
592:King Street station
484:Japan Patent Office
300:Inter partes review
129: /
41:
6822:Commercial Service
6018:The New York Times
5882:The New York Times
5210:"Basis for Filing"
4788:10.1111/jems.12219
4632:. PatentDocs.org.
4393:on January 3, 2011
4239:(April 12, 2009).
4161:on April 23, 2007.
3089:on January 3, 2011
2515:. August 15, 2016.
2082:' 'COBY NETBOOK' (
1876:
1799:COVID-19 lockdowns
1765:Principal Register
1528:Patent Act of 1836
1525:
1464:
1456:
709:Trademark Filings
628:San Jose City Hall
372:Biological patents
6900:
6899:
6605:Project Gutenberg
6517:978-0-9632137-4-7
6258:. August 19, 2008
6045:, August 22, 2008
4852:. June 19, 2018.
4017:on April 23, 2012
2635:"David S. Gooder"
2378:
2377:
2306:Teresa Stanek Rea
2247:Q. Todd Dickinson
2151:State Street Bank
1755:
1754:
1728:
1727:
1662:Visual Prosthesis
1651:February 14, 2006
1609:December 28, 1976
1481:George Washington
1393:In October 2021,
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1301:
700:Patent examiners
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157:Agency executives
80:July 4, 1836
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6614:Internet Archive
6563:Federal Register
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6552:Official website
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2751:usptocareers.gov
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2080:Coby Electronics
2077:
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2022:
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1959:
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1737:
1637:December 7, 1999
1545:Millionth Issue
1543:Days Since Last
1531:
1420:patent attorneys
1413:For many years,
1364:maintenance fees
691:
683:
671:
659:
636:patent examiners
573:
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504:Copyright Clause
410:
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377:Software patents
243:Hatch-Waxman Act
210:
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144:
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2295:David J. Kappos
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