Brief introduction of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is a subsidiary of the United States Department of Commerce, providing patent protection, trademark registration and intellectual property certification for inventors and related inventions. The data of American patents and trademarks are very standardized. The United States is one of the first countries in the world to implement the patent system. 1 Paragraph 8 of Article1of the Constitution of the United States of America, which was enacted in September, 787, clearly stipulates: "In order to develop science and practical technology, Congress has the right to ensure that authors and inventors enjoy exclusive rights to their works and inventions for a limited time", which is also the legislative basis of American patent law. The first patent law in the United States was signed by the President of the United States in April 1790. The current law was enacted in 1952 and revised twice in 1984 and 1994. 1999165438+1On October 29th, then US President Bill Clinton signed the American Inventor Protection Act, in which many important provisions were directly incorporated into the existing laws, including changing the non-public censorship system into the early public delayed censorship system. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was established in 1802, and it is an important organ to master the national patent and trademark application and approval procedures. It belongs to the US Department of Commerce, and its main responsibility is to provide patent protection, trademark registration and intellectual property certification for inventors and their related inventions.