United States Patent and Trademark Office

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federal agency intellectual property office patent office trademark office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for granting patents, registering trademarks, and overseeing key aspects of intellectual property protection in the United States.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
United States Patent and Trademark Office canonical	45
United States Patent Office	18
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office	3
USPTO	2
Patent Trial and Appeal Board	1
Patent and Trademark Office	1
Trademark Status and Document Retrieval system	1
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board	1
USPTO Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks	1
USPTO headquarters, Alexandria, Virginia	1
United States PTO	1
United States Patent Office (as an agency under the Department of Commerce)	1
United States Patent and Trademark Office Academy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4589 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Context triple: [National Medal of Technology and Innovation, administeredBy, United States Patent and Trademark Office]

A. Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
B. United States Department of the Treasury
The United States Department of the Treasury is the federal executive department responsible for managing national finances, including collecting taxes, producing currency, and formulating economic and fiscal policy.
C. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
D. United States Department of State
The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions abroad.
E. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the federal agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safe use of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Target entity description: The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency responsible for granting patents, registering trademarks, and overseeing key aspects of intellectual property protection in the United States.

A. Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
B. United States Department of the Treasury
The United States Department of the Treasury is the federal executive department responsible for managing national finances, including collecting taxes, producing currency, and formulating economic and fiscal policy.
C. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
D. United States Department of State
The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions abroad.
E. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the federal agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safe use of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency ⓘ intellectual property office ⓘ patent office ⓘ trademark office ⓘ
abbreviation	USPTO ⓘ linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office
alsoKnownAs	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office United States PTO ⓘ linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employerOf	administrative patent judges ⓘ administrative trademark judges ⓘ patent examiners ⓘ trademark examining attorneys ⓘ
formerHeadquartersLocation	Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Crystal City
foundedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
hasOffice	Dallas, Texas ⓘ Denver, Colorado ⓘ linked to: Denver, Colorado, United States Detroit, Michigan ⓘ linked to: Detroit San Jose, California ⓘ linked to: San Jose
headquartersLocation	Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 15 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 35 of the United States Code ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
mission	to foster innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth through strong intellectual property protection ⓘ
operates	Patent Trial and Appeal Board ⓘ linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ⓘ linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office United States Patent and Trademark Office Academy ⓘ linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office
parentOrganization	United States Department of Commerce ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Commerce
participatesIn	World Intellectual Property Organization activities ⓘ international intellectual property treaties implementation ⓘ
predecessor	Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office United States Patent Office ⓘ linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office
responsibility	advising the U.S. government on intellectual property policy ⓘ examining patent applications ⓘ examining trademark applications ⓘ granting patents ⓘ maintaining patent records ⓘ maintaining trademark registrations ⓘ promoting industrial and technological progress ⓘ registering trademarks ⓘ
supervises	patent classification system ⓘ trademark classification system ⓘ
typeOfPatentsGranted	design patents ⓘ plant patents ⓘ utility patents ⓘ
website	https://www.uspto.gov ⓘ

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Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Medal of Technology and Innovation → administeredBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Secretary of Commerce of the United States → oversees → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

United States Patent and Trademark Office → abbreviation → USPTO ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office → operates → Patent Trial and Appeal Board ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office → operates → Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office → operates → United States Patent and Trademark Office Academy ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office → predecessor → United States Patent Office ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office → predecessor → Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office → alsoKnownAs → United States PTO ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

NMTI → administeredBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

U.S. Department of Commerce → oversees → U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Department of Commerce → parentAgencyOf → U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator → worksWith → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Title 35 of the United States Code → administeredBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

IPEC → collaboratesWith → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

IP Czar → worksWith → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

U.S. Patent 174465 → jurisdiction → United States Patent Office ⓘ

subject linked to: U.S. Patent 174465 (Improvement in Telegraphy)

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

International Searching Authority → exampleOffice → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) provisions → implementedBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → heardAppealsFrom → United States Patent Office ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → heardAppealsFrom → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Clara Barton → workedFor → United States Patent Office ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Trial and Appeal Board → partOf → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Patent Trial and Appeal Board → parentAgency → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board → partOf → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board → parentOrganization → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board → relatedTo → Trademark Status and Document Retrieval system ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) → usedFor → United States Patent Office ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

Make America Great Again → trademarkJurisdiction → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Winged Wheel → filedAsTrademarkIn → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

National Inventors Hall of Fame → founder → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

National Inventors Hall of Fame → sponsor → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Old Patent Office Building → namedAfter → United States Patent Office ⓘ

subject linked to: National Historic Landmark Old Patent Office Building

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

Old Patent Office Building → associatedWith → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

subject linked to: National Historic Landmark Old Patent Office Building

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 → administeredBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Teflon → registeredIn → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Chapter 1 – Inventions and patents → usedBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Chapter 11 – Application for patent → appliesTo → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Chapter 11 – Application for patent → implementedBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Chapter 14 – Issue of patent → administeredBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Chapter 15 – Plant patents → administeredBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Chapter 17 – Secrecy of certain inventions and filing applications in foreign countries → implementedBy → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

United States Mission to the World Intellectual Property Organization → collaboratesWith → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Washington, D.C. → hasHeadquarters → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

subject linked to: Washington, D.C. (headquarters of GSA)

Japan Patent Office → cooperatesWith → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

China National Intellectual Property Administration → cooperatesWith → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Korean Intellectual Property Office → cooperatesWith → United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ

Clarissa Harlowe Barton → employer → United States Patent Office ⓘ

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

Clarissa Harlowe Barton → workedAt → United States Patent Office ⓘ

subject linked to: Clarissa

linked to: United States Patent and Trademark Office

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