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About USPTO

For over 200 years, the basic role of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (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).

Founded in 1975 by Sharon Watson.

Founded
1975
Employees
10,001+
Headquarters
Alexandria

Leadership

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Kathi Vidal

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property & Director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office

333 reports

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David L. Berdan

General Counsel

106 reports

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Scott R. Boalick

Chief Judge for the Patent Trial & Appeal Board

105 reports

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Karen M. Young

Acting Deputy Commissioner, Patents

23 reports

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Troy Blackwell Jr.

Deputy Chief Communications Officer (d/cco)

18 reports

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Sharon Israel

Chief Policy Officer & Director, International Affairs

14 reports

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Patrick Washington

Chief, Strategic Management: Office Of Performance, Planning And Financial Management (oppfm)

11 reports

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Valencia Martin Wallace

Deputy Commissioner, Patents

5 reports

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David S. Gooder

Commissioner for Trademarks

3 reports

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