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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States. The USPTO's headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia, after a 2005 move from the Crystal City area of neighboring Arlington, Virginia.
In tandem, the Under Secretary is also the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office within the Commerce Department, filling dual roles. [1] The Under Secretary is appointed by the President of the United States, with the consent of the United States Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the President.
Old Patent Office Building, c. 1846 Vignette of the Old Patent Office Building from an 1880s patent certificate A 1915 Sanborn Fire Insurance map of the building Designed in the Greek Revival style [4] [5] [2] by architect Robert Mills, construction started in 1836, and the massive structure took 31 years to complete.
Note: a Dickinson served in analogous role as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks beginning in 1998. That position was transformed into the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office effective January 17, 2001.
Katherine "Kathi" Kelly Vidal (born 1968) [1] is an American intellectual property lawyer and former engineer who served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from 2022 to 2024.
Such a registration is achieved by filing a concurrent use application (or by converting an existing application to a concurrent use application) and then prevailing in a concurrent use proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB"), which is a judicial body within the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO").
The EPO, JPO and USPTO handle the majority of the world's patent applications. [2] In 1983, these patent offices set up a programme of co-operation in an effort to "improve efficiency of the global patent system" [1] and to exchange information and views on patent administration and examination practice in order to gain mutual benefits.
The Harry S Truman Building is the headquarters of the United States Department of State.It is located in Washington, D.C., and houses the office of the United States secretary of state.