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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal agency under the Department of Commerce and is responsible for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. Our mission is to drive U.S. innovation and global competitiveness for the benefit of all Americans.

The USPTO advises the president of the United States, through the secretary of commerce, and U.S. government agencies on national and certain international intellectual property (IP) policy issues. The USPTO also advises Federal departments and agencies on IP policy matters in the U.S. and other countries.

The USPTO furthers effective IP protection for U.S. innovators and entrepreneurs worldwide by working with other agencies to secure strong IP provisions in free trade and other international agreements. It also provides training, education, and capacity building programs designed to foster respect for IP and encourage the development of strong IP enforcement regimes by U.S. trading partners.


 

The Patent Fraud Detection and Mitigation Working Group represents the agency’s commitment to limit improper activity in patent
Publishing eGrants via Patent Center and eliminating redundancies in the process has reduced the time between grant notification
As part of our efforts to reduce pendency and inventory of unexamined design applications, the USPTO is suspending
The ID.me verification process is now available to Patent Center users and can be completed entirely online.