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.

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 our office. If there is a hearing that you are interested in attending outside of working hours, please contact us.

PTAB Public Hearing Schedule – Rocky Mountain Regional Office USPTO
Party	Date	Time	Case No.	Serial No.	Live Hearing	AIA or Ex parte
RPX CORPORATION v. PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGIES LLC	9/04/2019	11:30 AM MT	IPR2018-01131 IPR2018-01132	N/A	No	AIA
RIDDELL, INC. v. KRANOS CORPORATION/SCHUTT SPORTS	9/05/2019	8:00 AM MT	IPR2018-01164	N/A	No	AIA
UNIFIED PATENTS INC.                         v. MOBILITY WORKX, LLC	9/05/2019	8:30 AM MT	IPR2018-01150	N/A	No	AIA
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES,LLC FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES,LLC FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES,LLC JAMES STUART CUMMING HYSTER-TALE GROUP, INC. (FORMERLY NACCO MATERIALS HANDLING GROUP INC)	9/12/2019	2:00 PM MT	2017009884 2017009952 2017010008 2017010636 2017010910	13934150 13620021 14042971 15069746 14504306	No	Exparte
GOOGLE LLC v. CYWEE GROUP LTD	9/13/2019	10:00 AM MT	IPR2018-01257 IPR2018-01258	N/A	Yes	AIA

 

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

• Proper attire is required during all proceedings. Failure to comply 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. 

This event is accessible to individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, including captioning, sign language interpreting, or other, please contact us.

If you are interested in viewing a hearing that is being held at another location, contact us at least three days in advance, so that appropriate arrangements for audio-visual services can be made.

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. 

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... 

Mark Radtke Assistant Regional Director Julie Revers Regional Outreach Officer Allen Shriver Supervisory Patent Examiner Allen Parker Supervisory Patent Examiner Garth Rademaker Lead Supervisory Patent Examiner Ben Sigmond 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.