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
The top of USPTO's org chart, with how many people report into each leader.
Kathi Vidal
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property & Director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office
333 reports
David L. Berdan
General Counsel
106 reports
Scott R. Boalick
Chief Judge for the Patent Trial & Appeal Board
105 reports
Karen M. Young
Acting Deputy Commissioner, Patents
23 reports
Troy Blackwell Jr.
Deputy Chief Communications Officer (d/cco)
18 reports
Sharon Israel
Chief Policy Officer & Director, International Affairs
14 reports
Patrick Washington
Chief, Strategic Management: Office Of Performance, Planning And Financial Management (oppfm)
11 reports
Valencia Martin Wallace
Deputy Commissioner, Patents
5 reports
David S. Gooder
Commissioner for Trademarks
3 reports
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