Office of the Commissioner for Patents

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The Patents business unit at the USPTO examines applications and grants patents on inventions when applicants are entitled to them; it publishes and disseminates patent information; records assignments of patents; maintains search files of U.S. and foreign patents. Patents is led by Acting Commissioner for Patents Valencia Martin Wallace, and Deputy Commissioners Charles Kim, Robin Evans, Jerry Lorengo, Karen Young, and Acting Deputy Commissioner's Stefanos Karmis, and Greg Vidovich.

Patents Organizational Structure    
 
Patents dashboard – view current Patents data and metrics    
 
The Patents leadership team oversees the offices and functions listed below: