United States Patent and Trademark Office

AFCP is New and Improved

Learn about the After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP 2.0), part of our ongoing efforts toward compact prosecution and increased collaboration between examiners and stakeholders.

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USPTO Acting Director Teresa Stanek Rea offers remarks in observance of Memorial Day at Alexandria National Cemetery in Virginia. | USPTO photo by Arva Adams

Memorial Day Observance at USPTO

The USPTO Military Association hosted a "Walk of Thankful Recognition" from the USPTO's Virginia headquarters to nearby Alexandria National Cemetery to recognize the ultimate sacrifice men and women in uniform have made for our country. Read the remarks from USPTO Acting Director Teresa Stanek Rea.

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USPTO Acting Director Teresa Stanek Rea and NIHF Chairman Fred Allen honor Garrett Brown, inventor of Steadicam® camera stabilizer, as he is inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

USPTO Honors Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees

The United States Patent and Trademark Office had the exciting privilege of honoring 17 of America’s greatest innovators on May 1, when they were inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF).

The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government

USPTO Again Named to Top Places to Work in Federal Government

The USPTO was named one of the federal government’s Best Places to Work in 2012 by the non-profit Partnership for Public Service. The USPTO ranked 5th out of 292 federal agency subcomponents. In 2009, USPTO ranked 105th, then rose to 56th in 2010, and 19th in 2011.

Read Official-Looking Solicitations Carefully

The USPTO has received numerous complaints from patent and trademark owners about official-looking solicitations asking for money that are not from the USPTO.