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U.S. Commerce Department to Open Four Regional U.S. Patent Offices
That Will Speed Up the Patent Process and Help American Businesses
Innovate, Grow, and Create Jobs |
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Press Release, 12-40
July 2, 2012
For the First Time, USPTO Will Expand Operations Outside
Washington, DC, to Dallas, Denver, and Silicon Valley, in Addition to Detroit, Which Opens July 13.
WASHINGTON – Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos today announced plans to open
regional USPTO offices in or around Dallas, Texas, Denver, Colorado, and Silicon Valley, California. These offices
are in addition to the already-announced first USPTO satellite office to open on July 13 in Detroit, Michigan. The
four offices will function as hubs of innovation and creativity, helping protect and foster American innovation in
the global marketplace, helping businesses cut through red tape, and creating new economic opportunities in each
of the local communities. Next week, Acting Secretary Blank and Under Secretary Kappos will travel to each of the
newly selected cities to meet with local businesses, entrepreneurs and public officials to discuss the new office
openings.
“Intellectual property protection and innovation are engines of economic growth and the bedrock
of America’s private sector,” said Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank. “The Obama administration is
committed to making certain our businesses and entrepreneurs have the resources they need to grow, create jobs and
compete globally. These new offices are an historic step toward further advancing our world’s best IP system, and
reinforcing the United States as the number one destination for innovation capital, and research and development
around the world.”
The offices announced today will help the USPTO attract talented IP experts throughout
the country who will work closely with entrepreneurs to process patent applications, reduce the backlog of
unexamined patents, and speed up the overall process, allowing businesses to move their innovation to market more
quickly, and giving them more room to create new jobs.
“By expanding our operation outside of the
Washington metropolitan area for the first time in our agency’s 200-plus year history, we are taking unprecedented
steps to recruit a diverse range of talented technical experts, creating new opportunities across the American
workforce,” said David Kappos, Director of the USPTO. “These efforts, in conjunction with our ongoing
implementation of the America Invents Act, are improving the effectiveness of our IP system, and breathing new
life into the innovation ecosystem.”
Patents are a significant factor in private sector job creation. In
fact, the U.S. Commerce Department issued a recent
report finding that IP-intensive industries are the source – directly or indirectly – of 40 million jobs,
contributing $5.06 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2010.
Selection of the four sites was based upon a
comprehensive analysis of criteria including geographical diversity, regional economic impact, ability to recruit
and retain employees, and the ability to engage the intellectual property community. The Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act of 2011 (AIA), signed into law by President Obama in September, requires the USPTO to establish
regional satellite locations as part of a larger effort to modernize the U.S. patent system over the next three
years.
Since the passage of the AIA, the USPTO and the Department of Commerce have been committed to an
open, robust, and fair site selection process based on extensive public input. In addition to reviewing over 600
public comments in response to a public Federal Register Notice, USPTO officials met with hundreds of state and
local officials, congressional delegations, and policy leaders, as requested. The selection team developed a model
to evaluate over 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas based on the previously stated criteria to assess operational
cost and feasibility, ability to improve patent quality, and ability to employ U.S. veterans.
The USPTO is
working to develop concept of operations for the three newly-announced locations based on the Elijah J. McCoy
Detroit Office and will develop best practices based on this model over the coming months and years. The Detroit
office will employ approximately 120 individuals in its first year of operations. The USPTO also seeks to identify
and maximize the unique regional strengths of all four offices to further reduce the backlog of patent
applications and appeals.
The USPTO team plans to begin site procurement activity and establish a timeline
for the three newly-announced locations in the coming months.
For additional background on the selection
criteria and methodology, please click
here.
For non-press inquiries pertaining to the satellite site selection, please contact Azam Khan, USPTO deputy chief
of staff at
azam.khan@uspto.gov.
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