<Table> United States Patent and Trademark Office <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Seal of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> United States Patent and Trademark Office - headquarters in Alexandria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Agency overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formed </Th> <Td> January 2 , 1975 ; 43 years ago ( 1975 - 01 - 02 ) Washington , D.C. , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> Alexandria , Virginia , U.S. 38 ° 48 ′ 05 '' N 77 ° 03 ′ 50 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.801499 ° N 77.063835 ° W ﻿ / 38.801499 ; - 77.063835 Coordinates : 38 ° 48 ′ 05 '' N 77 ° 03 ′ 50 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.801499 ° N 77.063835 ° W ﻿ / 38.801499 ; - 77.063835 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Employees </Th> <Td> 9,716 employees ( in 2009 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Agency executives </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Andrei Iancu , Director </Li> <Li> Anthony P. Scardino , Acting Deputy Director </Li> <Li> Brendan McCommas , Acting Chief of Staff </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent agency </Th> <Td> U.S. Department of Commerce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.uspto.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> United States Patent and Trademark Office <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Seal of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> United States Patent and Trademark Office - headquarters in Alexandria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Agency overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formed </Th> <Td> January 2 , 1975 ; 43 years ago ( 1975 - 01 - 02 ) Washington , D.C. , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> Alexandria , Virginia , U.S. 38 ° 48 ′ 05 '' N 77 ° 03 ′ 50 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.801499 ° N 77.063835 ° W ﻿ / 38.801499 ; - 77.063835 Coordinates : 38 ° 48 ′ 05 '' N 77 ° 03 ′ 50 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.801499 ° N 77.063835 ° W ﻿ / 38.801499 ; - 77.063835 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Employees </Th> <Td> 9,716 employees ( in 2009 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Agency executives </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Andrei Iancu , Director </Li> <Li> Anthony P. Scardino , Acting Deputy Director </Li> <Li> Brendan McCommas , Acting Chief of Staff </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent agency </Th> <Td> U.S. Department of Commerce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.uspto.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the united states patent and trademark office established
when was the united states patent and trademark office established
January 2 , 1975
January 2 , 1975