To access any of the services below, click the respective link or send us an email.

• Attend an upcoming event
• Consult on-site patent and trademark experts
• Pick up free publications
• Request a speaker at your event
• Conduct an interview (select "Public Interview Room," then "Denver")
• Tour the office
• Attend a Patent Trial and Appeal Board hearing. Visit the Hearing Schedule page for information on upcoming hearings

Trying to file a patent or trademark application? The regional offices are unable to accept patent or trademark applications or related correspondence. Please consider using our online filing options: EFS-Web for patents or TEAS for trademarks. More about filing trademark applications. More about filing patent applications.

If you have questions regarding patents, trademarks or intellectual property in general, we offer the ability for you to come in and speak to a specialist. Please contact us to schedule an appointment.

• For patent or general intellectual property questions, we have on-site staff available to meet with you Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MT.
• For trademark specific questions, we can arrange a virtual consultation in our office with the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC), based at our headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. MT.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the Rocky Mountain Regional Office

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) conducts trials, including inter partes, post-grant, and covered business method patent reviews and derivation proceedings; hears appeals from adverse examiner decisions in patent applications and reexamination proceedings; and renders decisions in interferences.

You are welcome to view live PTAB proceedings taking place at the Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO. Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday.  See the link below for upcoming hearings.

If you are interested in viewing a hearing that is being held at another location, contact the Rocky Mountain Regional Office via email: Rockymountain@uspto.gov at least three days in advance, so that appropriate arrangements for audio-visual services can be made.

PTAB hearing schedule - RMRO  PTAB hearing schedule - Main  PTAB homepage

Hearing room protocol and decorum

The dignity of the hearing room is to be respected and maintained at all times.

• Attire for counsel and spectators should be restrained and appropriate to the dignity of a courtroom. For example, the following are unacceptable: jeans, sweat pants, shorts, sundresses, t-shirts, flip-flops, and sandals. Noncompliance with these requirements may be cause for denial of entry into the hearing room.
• When a hearing is in session, no one should be heard except for counsel making argument or a judge.
• No personal recording devices of any kind (audio or visual) will be permitted in the hearing room.
• All cell phones or pagers must be turned off.
• No food or drink is permitted in the hearing room.
• Repeated entrances to or departures from the hearing room are to be avoided.
• Improper hearing room behavior may result in removal from the hearing room or other sanctions.

PTAB hearings are accessible to individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, including captioning, sign language interpreting, or other, please email: RockyMountain@uspto.gov or call (303) 297-4600.

You are welcome to view live PTAB proceedings taking place at our office. If there is a hearing that you are interested in attending outside of working hours, please contact us.

Our public search room has four workstations with the same search tools that patent and trademark employees use when examining applications. Their access requirements and print capabilities are the same as those in the Public Search Facility at USPTO headquarters. The search room is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. 

Please be aware that you will not be able to connect a removable media device—such as a thumb drive or your personal phone—to our USPTO computers for the purpose of downloading your search results. Please see the USPTO removable media policy for more information.

Are you new to patent or trademark searching? We encourage you to visit the Denver Public Library (DPL), a Patent and Trademark Resource Center. DPL librarians are trained by the USPTO to provide an introduction to the patent and trademark application process.The USPTO collections can also be searched online using PatFT/AppFT for patents and TESS for trademarks.

We have a number of collaboration spaces that are intended for public use. These rooms may be configured to suit events of all sizes and are equipped with whiteboards, easels, telephones, and A/V equipment. Typical uses include inventor organization meetings, business councils, and networking events. Please contact us for more information and to reserve a space.

As the Director of the RMRO, Mollybeth (Molly) Kocialski carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, and is responsible for leading the RMRO. Focusing on the nine states within this region and actively engaging with the community, Ms. Kocialski ensures the USPTO’s initiatives and programs are tailored to the region’s unique ecosystem of industries and stakeholders. More... 

Ram Shukla Acting Assistant Regional Director Julie Revers Regional Outreach Officer Garth Rademaker Lead Supervisory Patent Examiner Allen Parker Supervisory Patent Examiner Allen Shriver Supervisory Patent Examiner Ben Sigmond Supervisory Patent Examiner Allison Bourke Supervisory Patent Examiner

The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.

Address:

1961 Stout Street
14th floor
Denver, CO 80294

Phone: 303-297-4600                                               
Email: rockymountain@uspto.gov

Building Access Instructions

Expect airport-style security.  Upon entering the building, proceed to the security desk and present a valid federal or state photo ID. After screening, the building security guards will direct you to the appropriate elevators. Once you reach the 14th floor, continue to the USPTO guard desk.

Public Transportation

Our office is one block from the 18th and Stout Street Light Rail Station and three blocks from the 16th Street Mall.

Parking

There is no public parking in the Byron G. Rogers Federal Building. There are metered parking spaces on the streets around the building and there are several commercial parking lots within walking distance.

Removable media policy

Please be aware that you will not be able to connect unauthorized or personal removable media storage to any USPTO computer, docking station, or monitor at the Rocky Mountain Regional Office. For more information, please see our USPTO removable media policy.