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=Summary==U.S. Patent and Trademark OfficeActs with pages=The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the organization within the United States government that examines and grants patents and trademarks. Established under the Department of Commerce on July 19, 1952[https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office] by 35 U.S.C. §1[http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2013-title35/html/USCODE-2013-title35-partI-chap1-sec1.htm], the USPTO is intended to fulfill the mandate in Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."[https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/United_States_of_America_1992]. Since 1790, the USPTO has issued more than 6.5 million patents[http://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-web-database-now-includes-all-patents-dating-1790]. The agency's main offices reside in Alexandria, Virginia, with several satellite offices around the country.

{| {{table}}| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Bill'''| align=Administration"center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Congress'''| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Sponsor'''| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Committee'''*| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Director and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual PropertyReports'''| align="center" style="background: Michelle K. Lee#f0f0f0;"|'''Last Action'''|-| [[http://wwwInnovation Promotion Act|H.usptoR.gov/about2605 -us/executiveManufacturing Innovation in America Act of 2013]]||113th Congress (2013-biographies/michelle2014)||Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-kPA-lee13]:Michelle Lee was nominated by President Barack Obama (Introduced 06/28/2013)||House - Ways and Means||||06/28/2013 Referred to serve as the Director of the USPTO House Committee on November 11, 2014Ways and Means.|-| [[httpsH.R. 9://wwwInnovation Act|H.congressR.gov/nomination/113th9 -congress/2103Innovation Act]] and officially took the oath of office on March 12||114th Congress (2015-2016)||Rep. Goodlatte, 2015Bob [http:R-VA-6] (Introduced 02/05/dcinno2015)||House - Judiciary||H.streetwiseRept.co114-235||02/201525/03/13/new2016 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.|-us| [[Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act|S.1137 -patentPATENT Act]]||114th Congress (2015-chief2016)||Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-swornIA] (Introduced 04/29/2015)||Senate -in-at-sxswJudiciary||||02/25/]2016 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. She is the first female to hold the officeHearings held.|-| [[http://wwwTargeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act|H.usptoR.gov/about2045 -us/executiveTargeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015]]||114th Congress (2015-biographies/michelle2016)||Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-kTX-lee26]. Her first role within the USPTO was serving as the Director of the USPTO Silicon Valley regional office.[http:(Introduced 04/28/www2015)||House - Energy and Commerce||H.usptoRept.gov/about114-us877||12/news-updates16/us2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 688.|-secretary| [[Support Technology and Research for Our Nation’s Growth (STRONG) Patents Act|S.632 -commerceSTRONG Patents Act of 2015]]||114th Congress (2015-penny-pritzker-names-michelle-k-lee-next-deputy-director]2016)||Sen. Prior to joining the USPTOCoons, Lee served as the Deputy General Counsel for GoogleChristopher A. [https:D-DE] (Introduced 03//www.commerce.gov/news/blog03/2015)||Senate - Judiciary||||02/0325/spotlight2016 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.|-commerce| [[Demand Letter Transparency Act|H.R.1896 -michelleDemand Letter Transparency Act of 2015]]||114th Congress (2015-k2016)||Rep. Polis, Jared [D-leeCO-under-secretary-commerce-intellectual-property2].*'''Deputy Director''': Russell Slifer*'''Chief of Staff''': (VacantIntroduced 04/20/2015)*'''Commissioner for Patents''': Drew Hirshfeld*'''Commissioner for Trademarks''': Mary Boney Denison*'''Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs''': Shira Perlmutter*'''Chief Administrative Officer''': Frederick Steckler*'''Chief Communication Officer''': (Vacant)*'''Chief Financial Officer''': Anthony P. Scardino*'''Chief Information Officer''': John Owens II*'''General Counsel''': Sarah Harris*'''Acting Deputy General Counsel for ||House - Judiciary||||05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property Law , and Solicitor''': Thomas Krause*'''Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity''': Bismark MyrickInternet.|-===Employment=== The USPTO released its | [[Innovation Protection Act|H.R.1832 - Innovation Protection Act]]||114th Congress (2015-2018 People Plan2016)||Rep. Conyers, John, which outlines three pillars of focus for its workforce through the 2018 fiscal yearJr.[http:D-MI-13] (Introduced 04/16/www.uspto.gov2015)||House - Judiciary||||05/sites15/default/files/documents/USPTO%202015%20-%202018%20People%20Plan.pdf] The Office intends 2015 Referred to use the three pillars of ''lead''Subcommittee on Courts, ''engage''Intellectual Property, and ''enable'' for its strategic human capital planning, which is "the process by which an organization takes stock of how its people and people-management activities align with and support the agency’s strategic goals." The primary results consist of diversifying and developing its workforce, connecting its employees with the core vision of the USPTO, and maximizing its internal leadership capabilitiesInternet.|-At the end of FY 2015, the USPTO employed 12,667 individuals, which includes 9,161 patent examiners and 456 trademark examining attorneys.| [[http://wwwAmerica Invents Act|H.usptoR.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USPTOFY15PAR.pdf1249 - Leahy-Smith America Invents Act]]||112th Congress (2011-2012)||Rep. This number is up from 12Smith,450 total federal employees in FY 2014Lamar [http:R-TX-21] (Introduced 03/30/www2011)||House - Judiciary; Budget||H.usptoRept.gov112-98||09/about16/stratplan2011 Became Public Law No: 112-29. (TXT | PDF)|-| [[Prize Fund for HIV/arAIDS Act|S.1138 - Prize Fund for HIV/USPTOFY2014PARAIDS Act]]||112th Congress (2011-2012)||Sen.pdfSanders, Bernard [I-VT] (Introduced 05/26/2011)||Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and 11,773 employees in FY 2013[http:Pensions||||05/15/www2012 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging.usptoHearings held.gov/about/stratplan/ar/USPTOFY2013PARWith printed Hearing: S.pdf]Hrg. The USPTO is expected to employ around 13,500 employees for FY 2016112-570.|-| [http://www[Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act|S.uspto495 - Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act]]||115th Congress (2017-2018) | Get alerts||Sen.govSanders, Bernard [I-VT] (Introduced 03/sites02/default2017)||Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions||||03/files02/documents/fy16pbr2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.pdf]  {| class="wikitable" border=0|+ align="center" size="14px"|'''USPTO Employment'''

| scope="col" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"[[The Shield Act|'''Fiscal Year'''H.R.845 - Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013]]| scope="col" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Employees'''113th Congress (2013-2014)| scope="col" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Patent Examiners'''Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (Introduced 02/27/2013)| scope="col" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Trademark Examining Attorneys'''House - Judiciary||||04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.

| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"[[Patent Fee Integrity Act| 2016 S.2146 - Patent Fee Integrity Act]]|| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"113th Congress (2013-2014)|~|Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] (Introduced 03/13,500 /2014)|| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"Senate - Judiciary|??? || align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"|???03/13/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"[[PATENT Act| S.1137 - PATENT Act]]||114th Congress (2015 -2016)|| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"|12Sen. Grassley,667 Chuck [R-IA] (Introduced 04/29/2015)|| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"Senate - Judiciary|9,161 || align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"|46502/25/2016 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"[[STRONG Patents Act| 2014 S.632 - STRONG Patents Act of 2015]]|| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"114th Congress (2015-2016)|12|Sen. Coons,450 Christopher A. [D-DE] (Introduced 03/03/2015)|| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"Senate - Judiciary|8,611 || align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"|42902/25/2016 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

| align="center" style="background[[S. 1890:#f9f9f9;"Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016|S.1890 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016]]| 2013 |114th Congress (2015-2016)| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"|11Sen. Hatch,173 Orrin G. [R-UT] (Introduced 07/29/2015)|| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9Senate - Judiciary | House - Judiciary||S. Rept. 114-220;"|8,051 H. Rept. 114-529|| align="center" style="background05/11/2016 Became Public Law No:#f9f9f9;"114-153. (TXT |409PDF)

| align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"| 2012 || align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"|11,531 || align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"|7,935 || align="center" style="background:#f9f9f9;"|386

===Regional Offices==United States Patent and Trademark Office=

The USPTO currently holds four regional offices in addition to its headquarters in Alexandria, VA. In 2010, the office piloted its first regional office in Detroit, MI through the Nationwide Workforce Program.[http://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-open-first-ever-satellite-office-detroit] The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provided for the USPTO to "establish 3 or more satellite offices in the United States to carry out the responsibilities of the Office."[http{{#section://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/aia_implementation/bills-112hr1249eh.pdf] Subsequently, the United_States_Patent_and_Trademark_Office|USPTO decided to expand to all time zones through offices in Denver, CO, Silicon Valley, CA, and Dallas, TX.[http}}{{#section://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/us-commerce-department-open-four-regional-us-patent-offices-will-speed-patent]United_States_Patent_and_Trademark_Office|USPTO2}}

*(1) increase outreach activities Patent pools are agreements between patent owners to better connect patent filers and innovators share, or cross-license, their own patents with the Office;*one another.[http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ip-competition/en/studies/patent_pools_report.pdf (2WIPO) enhance ] Generally, patent examiner retention;*pools cover mature and complex technologies that require complementary patents to develop compatible products and services. [http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ip-competition/en/studies/patent_pools_report.pdf (3WIPO) improve recruitment of patent examiners;*(4) decrease ]. Complementary patents are patents that are must be used together for the number development of patent applications waiting for examination; a specific new product, and*therefore, necessitate shared licensing [http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ip-competition/en/studies/patent_pools_report.pdf (5WIPO) improve the quality of patent examination].

=====AlexandriaOpponents criticize patent pools for the potential of anti-competitive behavior and collusion, VA=====primarily with regards to substitute patents. Substitute or non-essential patents cover competing technologies that can be developed in parallel without risk of infringement [http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ip-competition/en/studies/patent_pools_report.pdf]. Certain patent pools have been found to share competitively sensitive information such as marketing and pricing strategies and R&D findings.[http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ip-competition/en/studies/patent_pools_report.pdf] The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission stated that patent pools may create barriers to entry for new firms since the required patents will be inaccessible [http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atr/legacy/2007/07/11/222655.pdf (DOJ)]

In 2006order to address the concerns raised against patent pools, the USPTO offices were consolidated Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken steps to standardize patent pools in a new campus encompassing ten buildings all connected by underground walkways.[http://www.buildings.com/article-details/articleid/3374/title/uspto-makes-its-mark-with-consolidationorder to prevent violations of antitrust laws.aspx] The location includes 70,000-square-foot mission-critical data center and DOJ requires the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum, which re-opened on May 21, 2014.[httpfollowing characteristics for a patent pool://www.uspto.gov/about-us/uspto-locations/alexandria-va/national-inventors-hall-fame-and-museum]

These restrictions allow for patentees and standard setting organizations to maximize the benefits of creating patent pools. The Elijah Jcreation of patent pools mainly benefits the owners of complementary and essential patents. McCoy United States Patent Essential patents are patents required for a product or process to meet a given sector's technical standards. Cross-licensing between companies in a patent pool facilitates building upon previous technologies and Trademark Officeincreases the efficiency of innovation by organizing complementary intellectual property assets under one contract [http://www.usptowipo.govint/aboutexport/sites/www/ip-uscompetition/uspto-locationsen/studies/detroit-michiganpatent_pools_report.pdf (WIPO)], serves . Mutually blocking patents often slow technological developments as neither party can make use of its technology without infringing on the first regional office other party's patent. By forming a patent pool, both parties can develop substitute technologies without risk of the USPTOinfringement. Originally created under Companies can also reduce the National Workforce Program in 2012, amount spent on litigation by settling disputes with the office provides services including but not limited to complete creation of patent databases, collaborative workstations, regularly scheduled workshops, pools. This would benefit small- and public tours. Christal Sheppard serves as medium-sized businesses that usually cannot afford the current director costs of the regional officeexpensive litigation.[http://www.usptowipo.govint/aboutexport/sites/www/ip-uscompetition/uspto-locationsen/detroit-mistudies/christal-sheppardpatent_pools_report.pdf (WIPO)] The regional office serves the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and WisconsinTransaction costs as well as royalties can also be lowered in a patent pool.

=====Denver, CO===Patent Trolls==

The Rocky Mountain Regional Office, located in the Byron G. Rogers Federal Building in downtown Denver, has been open since June 30, 2014.=[http[America Invents Act]]={{#section://www.uspto.gov/about-us/uspto-locations/rocky-mountain-regional-office-colorado] The office serves the states of Idaho, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.Leahy_Smith_America_Invents_Act|aia}}

=====Silicon Valley, CA====Proposed Patent Reform=

<section begin=Patent_Reform />'''[[Innovation Act]]''':{{#section:Innovation_Act| summary}}'''[[Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act]]''':{{#section:Protecting_American_Talent_and_Entrepreneurship_(PATENT)_Act| PatentAct}}<section end====Dallas, TX=====Patent_Reform />

===BudgetBills Relevant to Innovation===

{| class==="wikitable"|-! Bill! Prognosis! Sponsor!Full Title!Date Introduced!Status|-|[[2015 Patent DataS. 1890: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016]]=== Classification Numbers can be found [httphttps://www.usptogovtrack.govus/webcongress/patentsbills/classification114/selectnumwithtitle.htm heres1890].|Enacted|Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)USPTO's new visual database|A bill to amend chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, PatentsViewto provide Federal jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, can be found [http://www.patentsview.org/web/ here]and for other purposes.|JUL 29, 2015Google's helpful article |Enacted — Signed by the President on downloading USPTO PAIR (Patent Application Information Retrieval) data can be found May 11, 2016|-|[[https://wwwH.googleR.com/googlebooks/uspto-patents-pair.html#AvailableApplications here9: Innovation Act]]. ===Patent Types===  [httphttps://www.usptogovtrack.govus/webcongress/officesbills/ac114/ido/oeip/taf/h_counts.htmhr9]|36% ====Utility Patent====| Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia)Utility patents protect a "machine, article of manufacture| To amend title 35, or composition of matterUnited States Code, or any new and useful improvement thereof"[http://www.uspto.gov/learningthe Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and-resources/glossary] ====Design Patent==== Design patents protect a "new, originaltechnical corrections, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture"[http://wwwother purposes.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/glossary]|Feb 5, 2015====Plant Patent====|Reported by Committee on Jun 11, 2015|-Plant patents protect a "distinct and new variety of plant that can be asexually reproduced"|[[S. 1137: PATENT Act]] [httphttps://www.usptogovtrack.govus/congress/bills/learning-and-resources114/glossarys1137]|36% ==Funding==| Charles “Chuck” Grassley (D-Iowa) The USPTO receives its operating funds through application fees, officially designated as "offsetting collections" |A bill to be placed in the Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Account. Howeveramend title 35, the office must publish annal reports to Congress on its expected level of revenue and expenditure. From thereUnited States Code, Congress appropriates a certain level of funding that the USPTO may keep form its fee collection in order to run the office. Essentially, the USPTO must request permission to keep and use the money it receives from the application fees. No additional appropriation through Congress is usually approved. The net appropriation for the past three years has been $0. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) created a reserve fund to make improvements and technical corrections, and for the USPTO, where all excess fees are to be depositedother purposes. Further|Apr 29, the AIA granted the USPTO authority "to set or adjust 2015|Reported by rule any fee established or charged by the Office"Committee on Jun 4, 2015|-|[[H.R. This provision increased the office's flexibility on fee setting 2045: Targeting Rogue and helped pave the way for a new class Opaque Letters Act of fees for "micro entities."2015]] [httphttps://www.usptogovtrack.govus/congress/bills/custom-page114/inventors-eye-advicehr2045]|24% For FY 2016, | Michael Burgess (R-Texas)|To provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with the office requested $3.2 billion assertion of allowed expenditure from its fee collectionsa United States patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices, which with funds from and for other income and the Operating reserve balancepurposes.|Apr 28, 2015|Reported by Committee on Apr 29, is expected to fund the necessary operating budget of $32015|-|[[H.5 billionR.1832: Innovation Protection Act]] [httphttps://www.usptogovtrack.govus/sitescongress/defaultbills/files114/documents/fy16pbr.pdfhr1832]|5%===Reserve Fund===| John Conyers Jr. (D-Michigan) Section 22 |To provide for the permanent funding of the America Invents Act (AIA) created a United States Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve FundOffice, where excess fees collected by the USPTO are and for other purposes.|Apr 16, 2015|Referred to be depositedCommittee on Apr 16, 2015|-|[[S.632: STRONG Patents Act of 2015]] [httphttps://www.usptogovtrack.govus/patentcongress/laws-and-regulationsbills/america-invents-act-aia114/feess632]|4%| Chris Coons (D-and-budgetary-issues] The reserve fund is meant Delaware)|A bill to reduce uncertainty in financial stability for strengthen the position of the United States as the officeworld's leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, especially during government shutdown. The reserve should be able to sustain protect the operations property rights of the USPTO for three months of its patent operations and four-to-six months of its trademark operations. The office projects inventors that grow the reserve fund to hold $1country's economy.9 billion through FY 2019|Mar 3, which will allow the office "2015|Referred to propose reducing trademark fees in FY Committee on Mar 3, 2015|-|[[S."926: Grace Period Restoration Act of 2015]] [httphttps://www.usptogovtrack.govus/blogcongress/directorbills/entry114/an_update_on_sustainable_fundings926]|4%| Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin)However, the USPTO must still petition Congress annually for permission |A bill to spend amend the money deposited in the reserve fund. The [[Innovation Protection Act]] and the [[Patent Fee Integrity Act]] have been proposed patent law to monitor and regulate the USPTO funding. ==Fee Diversion== The USPTO's funding process through congressional appropriations left the Office subject promote basic research, to "fee diversionsstimulate publication of scientific documents," a process of taking excess funds accumulated by the USPTO but not requested to encourage collaboration in the annual budget and appropriating them scientific endeavors, to improve the general Treasury fund. All fees collected by the USPTO must be credited transfer of technology to the Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Accountprivate sector, from which the USPTO may take money that has been appropriated by Congress and see all excess funds appropriated elsewherefor other purposes.|Apr 14, 2015This practice of fee diversion helped other sectors of the federal government cover additional expenses without exceeding appropriation limits. The USPTO reacted |Referred to this practice by closely estimating expected revenue and matching this estimate with its annual appropriations proposal for Congress.Committee on Apr 14, 2015|-The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation |[[H.R. 2370: End Anonymous Patents Act (OBRA) of 1990]] [httphttps://www.gpogovtrack.gov/fdsysus/pkgcongress/STATUTE-104bills/pdf114/STATUTEhr2370]|0%| Theodore Deutch (D-104-Pg1388.pdf] established the USPTO as a fully fee funded organization. The passage of this actFlorida)|To amend title 35, United States Code, designed to cut the budget deficit, meant that Congress would not appropriate additional sources require disclosure of funding for the USPTO. Instead, the office would have to remain afloat through only the fees it collects through processing patent ownership and trademark applications. During the eight years transfers of ownership of OBRApatents, an estimated $234 million in fee payments were collected by the USPTO in excess of the budget authority and for the officeother purposes.[https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20906.pdf] The excess funds were not placed in a reserve fund|May 15, and instead were appropriated 2015|Referred to nonCommittee on May 15, 2015|-USPTO related activities|[[H. A Congressional Research Service report has estimated $1.009 billion diverted or made unavailable to the USPTO from FY1990 to FY2011R.1896: Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2015]] [https://www.fasgovtrack.orgus/sgpcongress/crsbills/misc114/RS20906.pdfhr1896]|0%The Leahy| Jared Polis (D-Smith Act America Invents Act created a USPTO reserve fund Colorado)|To amend chapter 26 of title 35, United States Code, to hold excess fees collected in a given fiscal year. Although require the reserve fund balance may only be appropriated disclosure of information related to USPTO activitiespatent ownership, the director of the USPTO must still petition Congress to use these funds in its annual budget requestand for other purposes. ==Criticism==   ==Contact Information== ===Office Locations=== *'''Alexandria|Apr 20, VA''': 2015 :USPTO Madison Building:600 Dulany Street:Alexandria |Referred to Committee on Apr 20, VA 223142015*'''Detroit, MI''': :Midwest Regional Office - USPTO:300 River Place South:Suite 2900:Detroit, MI 48207 *'''Denver, CO''': :Rocky Mountain Regional Office (USPTO):1961 Stout Street:Denver, CO 80294 *'''Silicon Valley, CA''':|}

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