What is the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)?
The USPTO is the federal agency, organized under the department of Commerce, that administers patents on behalf of the government. The USPTO employs patent examiners skilled in all technical fields in order to appraise patent applications. The USPTO also issues federal trademark registrations. The examiners will argue against an invention as being novel, non-obvious, and useful. Using the standards outlined in the Patent laws, the examiners will object and limit claims based upon these arguments.
