United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office
	Seal of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
	; The James Madison building on the campus of the United States Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria. This is the largest building on the campus.
Agency overview
Formed	July 4, 1836; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Headquarters	Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.; 38°48′05″N 77°03′50″W / 38.801499°N 77.063835°W
Employees	12,579 (as of Sept 30, 2018)
Agency executives	Kathi Vidal, Director; Derrick Brent, Deputy Director;
Parent agency	United States Department of Commerce
Website	www.uspto.gov

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the governmental agency that is responsible for patents and trademarks in the United States. It was created in 1836. The headquarters of the agency in in Washington, D.C.

↑ "Records of the Patent and Trademark office". National Archives and Records Administration. August 15, 2016.
↑ An act to promote the progress of the useful arts, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts heretofore made for that purpose, ch. 356, 5 Stat. 117 (1836)
↑ "Derrick Brent". U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

Agency overview
Seal of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The James Madison building on the campus of the United States Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria. This is the largest building on the campus.
Formed	July 4, 1836; 188 years ago (1836-07-04)^[1]^[2] Washington, D.C., U.S.
Headquarters	Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. 38°48′05″N 77°03′50″W / 38.801499°N 77.063835°W / 38.801499; -77.063835
Employees	12,579 (as of Sept 30, 2018)
Agency executives	Kathi Vidal, Director Derrick Brent, Deputy Director^[3]
Parent agency	United States Department of Commerce
Website	www.uspto.gov