US Patent and Trademark Office: Difference between revisions

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The staff of the director involves the Deputy Director of the USPTO and the Deputy under Secretary of Commerce, the Commissioner for Trademarks and other officials and the Commissioner for Patents.

The Director, as the head of the USPTO performs all the duties related to the granting as well as issuing of the patents and the registration of the trademarks. The director also exercises the overall supervision of all the work of the USPTO. The Director also has to prescribe the rules that need to be approved by the Secretary of Commerce for the recognition of agents or attorneys, for the conduct of the proceedings in the USPTO. The director also needs to decide about the various questions put before the Office by petition in accordance of the rules and perform duties that are necessary and required for the sake of administration of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [http://inventors.about.com/od/patentoffices/a/USPTO.htm inventors.about.com]

The Director, as the head of the USPTO performs all the duties related to the granting as well as issuing of the patents and the registration of the trademarks. The director also exercises the overall supervision of all the work of the USPTO. The Director also has to prescribe the rules that need to be approved by the Secretary of Commerce for the recognition of agents or attorneys, for the conduct of the proceedings in the USPTO. The director also needs to decide about the various questions put before the Office by petition in accordance of the rules and perform duties that are necessary and required for the sake of administration of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. <ref>[http://inventors.about.com/od/patentoffices/a/USPTO.htm inventors.about.com]</ref>

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 The staff of the director involves the Deputy Director of the USPTO and the Deputy under Secretary of Commerce, the Commissioner for Trademarks and other officials and the Commissioner for Patents.
-The Director, as the head of the USPTO performs all the duties related to the granting as well as issuing of the patents and the registration of the trademarks. The director also exercises the overall supervision of all the work of the USPTO. The Director also has to prescribe the rules that need to be approved by the Secretary of Commerce for the recognition of agents or attorneys, for the conduct of the proceedings in the USPTO. The director also needs to decide about the various questions put before the Office by petition in accordance of the rules and perform duties that are necessary and required for the sake of administration of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [http://inventors.about.com/od/patentoffices/a/USPTO.htm inventors.about.com]
+The Director, as the head of the USPTO performs all the duties related to the granting as well as issuing of the patents and the registration of the trademarks. The director also exercises the overall supervision of all the work of the USPTO. The Director also has to prescribe the rules that need to be approved by the Secretary of Commerce for the recognition of agents or attorneys, for the conduct of the proceedings in the USPTO. The director also needs to decide about the various questions put before the Office by petition in accordance of the rules and perform duties that are necessary and required for the sake of administration of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. <ref>[http://inventors.about.com/od/patentoffices/a/USPTO.htm inventors.about.com]</ref>
 == Role ==