{"id":5057,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/the-u-s-patent-and-trademark-office.html"},"modified":"2024-05-22T21:45:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T02:45:30","slug":"the-u-s-patent-and-trademark-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/the-u-s-patent-and-trademark-office.html","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office<\/h1>\n
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)<\/a> is a federal agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The USPTO grants patents<\/a> and registers trademarks<\/a> to entrepreneurs in the United States. The USPTO also guides intellectual property policy to:<\/p>\r\n