Patents
A patent is an IP right granted by the federal government. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants patents. The USPTO is an agency located in the Department of Commerce.
NOTE
The National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum is located at the USPTO in Alexandria, Virginia.
FYI
Congress enacted the most recent version of U.S. patent law in the Patent Act of 1952.3 Congress has amended this law several times. The most recent amendment to U.S. patent law was in 2011. In 2011, the America Invents Act (AIA)4 introduced significant changes to U.S. patent law. Before March 2013, the United States followed a “first to invent” rule. ...
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