Updated: April 05 2018

United States Patent and Trademark Office (DOC)

The USPTO is a federal agency in the Department of Commerce. For over 200 years, the basic role of the USPTO has remained the same: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution). Under this system of protection new products have been invented, new uses for old ones discovered, and employment opportunities created for millions of Americans. The strength and vitality of the U.S. economy depends directly on effective mechanisms that protect new ideas and investments in innovation and creativity.

Primary Address

United States Patent and Trademark Office (DOC)
Office of Public Affairs,
600 Dulany Street,
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Phone: (800) 786-9199
Web: http://www.uspto.gov

Region(s) Served

• National

Locations

• US Patent and Trademark - Alexandria Office
  600 Dulany Street,
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  Toll-free: (800) 786-9199
  Phone: (571) 272-1000
  Web: http://www.uspto.gov/
  Email: [email protected]
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