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United States Patent and Trademark Offi ce
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Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and
Director
TERESA STANEK REA , Acting
Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual
Property and Deputy Director
TERESA STANEK REA
[For the Patent and Trademark Offi ce statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Apr. 14, 1975, 40
FR 16707]
The United States Patent and Trademark
Offi ce (USPTO) was established by the
act of July 19, 1952 (35 U.S.C. 1) to
promote the progress of science and the
useful arts by securing for limited times
to inventors the exclusive right to their
respective discoveries for a certain period
of time (Article I, Section 8 of the United
States Constitution). The registration of
trademarks is based on the commerce
clause of the U.S. Constitution.
USPTO examines and issues patents.
There are three major patent categories:
utility patents, design patents, and plant
patents. USPTO also issues statutory
invention registrations and processes
international patent applications.
Through the registration of trademarks,
USPTO assists businesses in protecting
their investments, promoting goods and
services, and safeguarding consumers
against confusion and deception in the
marketplace. A trademark includes any
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