Financial and performance

Strategic Planning

Read the USPTO strategic plan and information on the agency's strategic human capital planning efforts.

Budget & Financial

View upcoming, current, and prior year USPTO congressional budget justifications and other key financial information.

Annual Reports

Find current and past USPTO annual reports, including agency performance results, financial information, and workload tables, along with companion Citizen Centric Report.

Fee Setting and Adjusting

View information on Patent and Trademark rulemaking processes related to the setting and adjustment of fee levels.

Additional Performance and Planning Information

Trademark Dashboard: USPTO Data Visualization Center

Quarterly summaries for Trademark data, including quality, pendency, application filings and other metrics.

Patents Dashboard: USPTO Data Visualization Center

Monthly summaries for Patents data, including pendency, backlog, and other tracking measures.

Upcoming events

Dec 3 - 5, 2024

Learn the fundamentals of the patent application process

Are you unfamiliar with the patent filing process? Are you a first-time application filer or new to Patent Center? Are you unsure where to start? Get a “head StART” with this free, virtual three-day workshop focusing on helping participants learn the fundamentals of the patent application process...

Dec 10 - 13, 2024

Agents and attorneys: Learn to think like a patent examiner with STEPP's four-day course

If you are a USPTO-registered patent attorney or agent, it helps to think like a patent examiner. Get a better understanding of how examiners make decisions by attending the Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (STEPP) virtual agent/attorney four-day course. Those who want to...

News & Updates

March 8, 2023Global IP offices’ joint statement on International Women’s Day 2023: Innovation and technology for gender equality

This year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) observes International Women’s Day by joining over 35 intellectual property (IP) offices and organizations in sharing a joint statement recognizing the importance of diversity in innovation and creativity and the incredible value that women...

February 28, 2023NOAA, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office create work-sharing program to advance green technology

The Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced a collaboration to promote and advance further innovation in the climate and “green” technology areas, a key focus of the Biden administration. The...

February 24, 2023USPTO to rename Public Search Facility after pioneering Black patent examiner Henry Baker

WASHINGTON—At its Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program featuring the world premiere of the documentary short “America’s Ingenuity” about his work, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces it will rename its Public Search Facility after Henry E. Baker (1857 – 1928), a...

October 19, 2022Latest USPTO report finds a 32% increase in the number of U.S. counties where women patented between 1990 and 2019

WASHINGTON—The United States Patent and Trademark Office today released a new report, titled “Where are U.S. women patentees? Assessing three decades of growth.” The report examines women’s patenting by U.S. counties from 1990 through 2019. It identifies counties with the most women-patentees by...

September 16, 2022USPTO Director Kathi Vidal announced as NACIE co-chair

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo this week announced in a press release that Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, has been appointed as a Federal Co-Chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE)....

May 9, 2022Record number of practitioners and law firms helped under-resourced inventors and small businesses protect their innovations in 2021

WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the recipients of the 2021 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate, recognizing and thanking individuals and law firms that have volunteered significant time and effort to help financially under-resourced inventors...

April 22, 2022USPTO announces emphasis on transparency as it works to formalize Director review process

WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is increasing transparency through updates on the interim process for Director review webpage and through a new webpage that provides the status of Director review requests as it formalizes the Director review process. In response to...

April 20, 2022USPTO updates webpages on interim process for Director review

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has updated its web resources on the interim process for Director review to increase transparency about the process. The changes include a new webpage that enables stakeholders to view the status of Director review requests and the inclusion of...

May 11, 2021USPTO issues patent number 11,000,000

WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today officially issued U.S. patent number 11 million, recognizing an important milestone in American innovation and ingenuity. “This momentous benchmark is a reminder of the remarkable and enduring tradition of American innovation...

December 28, 2020USPTO year in review: Nearly 400 applications receive prioritized examination under USPTO’s historic COVID-19 relief programs

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) earlier this year launched the COVID-19 Prioritized Patent Examination Pilot Program and the COVID-19 Prioritized Trademark Examination Program . These programs enable the USPTO to grant requests for...

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