Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office
The Rocky Mountain Office serves Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
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The Rocky Mountain Office serves Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
The Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office is located in the Byron G. Rogers Federal Building in downtown Denver. We are an extension of USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, bringing services and resources to our region. Our goal is to promote innovation and stimulate the economy by connecting entrepreneurs to government resources, supporting students and teachers through our STEM education programs, gathering feedback from regional stakeholders, educating the public about intellectual property, and recruiting diverse talent from the region. Browse the content below and sign up for our email alerts to learn more about what the Rocky Mountain Office can do for you.
NOTE: The Rocky Mountain Office is unable to accept patent or trademark applications, correspondence related to prosecution, or fees. Please consider using our Patent Center for online filing. More information is available on our website: filing patent applications or filing trademark applications.
The Pro Se Assistance Center is available to assist applicants (also known as "pro se" applicants) who file patent applications without the assistance of a registered patent attorney or agent with patent related questions and with filing their patent applications. One-on-one video conference (WebEx) or telephone appointments are also available. For inquiries, please contact the Pro Se Assistance Center. One-on-one appointments may be scheduled online or by contacting the Pro Se Assistance Center.
Toll-free: 866-767-3848 or email proseassistancecenter@uspto.gov.
Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET (except federal holidays).
The Trademark Assistance Center (TAC) is the main support center for trademark customers, from first-time filers to legal professionals and experienced trademark applicants. You can call or email TAC if you have questions about the trademark registration process.
TAC specialists can also assist you via video chat on Microsoft Teams. Call or email to make an appointment.
Toll-free: 800-786-9199 or email TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov.
Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET (except federal holidays).
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) conducts trials, including inter partes, post-grant, and covered business method patent reviews and derivation proceedings, hears appeals from adverse examiner decisions in patent applications and reexamination proceedings, and renders decisions in interferences.
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) re-established in-person hearings in July 2022 at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, and at all USPTO regional outreach offices.
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The USPTO collections can also be searched online. Learn how to use Patent Public Search to search for patents and Trademark Search system to search for trademarks.
Our public search room also has four workstations with the same search tools that patent and trademark employees use when examining applications. Their access requirements and print capabilities are the same as those in the Public Search Facility at USPTO headquarters. The search room is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
Please be aware that you will not be able to connect a removable media device—such as a thumb drive or your personal phone—to our USPTO computers for the purpose of downloading your search results. Please see the USPTO removable media policy for more information.
We also encourage you to visit the Denver Public Library (DPL), a Patent and Trademark Resource Center if you are new to patent or trademark searching. DPL librarians are trained by the USPTO to provide an introduction to the patent and trademark application process.
As the Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office, Mollybeth (Molly) Kocialski carries out the strategic outreach direction of the USPTO’s Office of Public Engagement, ensuring that the USPTO’s initiatives and programs are tailored to the region’s unique ecosystem of industries and stakeholders.
Assistant Regional Director: David Le
Rocky Mountain Office, USPTO
1961 Stout St.
14th Floor
Denver, CO 80294
See map for location
Phone: 303-297-4600
Email: rockymountain@uspto.gov
The Rocky Mountain Office is open by appointment only. Please call 303-297-4600 or email rockymountain@uspto.gov to schedule your visit.
Expect airport-style security. Upon entering the building, proceed to the security desk and present a valid federal or state photo ID. After screening, the building security guards will direct you to the appropriate elevators. Once you reach the 14th floor, continue to the USPTO guard desk.
Our office is one block from the 18th and Stout Street Light Rail Station and three blocks from the 16th Street Mall.
There is no public parking in the Byron G. Rogers Federal Building. There are metered parking spaces on the streets around the building and there are several commercial parking lots within walking distance.
Please be aware that you will not be able to connect unauthorized or personal removable media storage to any USPTO computer, docking station, or monitor at the Rocky Mountain Office. For more information, please see our USPTO removable media policy.