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United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Searching Trademarks: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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2017 Business Partnership of the Year - United States Patent and Trademark Office

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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Guide for Prep of Patent Drawings

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United States Patent and Trademark Office'

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Trademark search: how to do a quick search at the USPTO website

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.
  • Mission 

  • Structure 

  • Management 

  • Fee diversion 

  • Patents 

  • Trademarks 

  • Representation 

  • Patent search tools 

  • Controversial patents 

  • Controversial trademarks 

  • Slow patent examination and backlog 

  • Fraud by remote working employees