United States Patent and Trademark Office

Check Out the New USPTO.gov

Explore the beta version of our new website. We polled hundreds of users to create new navigation making it easier to access services and accomplish tasks. It's also more mobile friendly. Take a look and help us improve it. Find a link to our feedback site at the top of each page on the beta site.

New Maximum Daily Limit for Credit Card Payments, Effective June 1

The maximum daily limit per credit card account is currently $49,999.99. Starting June 1, 2015, the daily limit per credit card account will be lowered to $24,999.99. Debit cards will continue to have no daily limit.

USPTO Launches Improved Patent Assignment Search

Try the new Assignment Search tool for patents. It's part of the president’s Open Data and Open Government initiatives to improve data transparency and accessibility. Patent Assignment Search has many more search fields and filters to find patent assignment data. We look forward to your feedback.

2014 Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) Annual Report

The 2014 Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) Annual Report is now available for review. PPAC was established under statutory authority and consists of nine voting members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce who represent small and large entity patent applicants located in the U.S.

Honoring Our Nation’s Top Innovators

President Obama recently awarded the 2012 National Medals of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) to our nation’s top thinkers, discoverers, and innovators.

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Two Key Patent Pilot Programs Have Been Extended Another Year

We've extended our After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) 2.0 and the Quick Path IDS (QPIDS) Pilot through September 30, 2015. AFCP 2.0 is ideal for situations where an examiner and applicant may be close to an agreement.