The USPTO Contact Center provides general information about patents and trademarks and answers requests for USPTO publications.

Contact the UCC at (800) 786-9199 or (571) 272-1000 or usptoinfo@uspto.gov. To assist in routing your request for a prompt and accurate response, please place one of the following phrases into the SUBJECT: line of your email. Patents or Trademarks or Products and Services or Electronic Business Support. Use of other subject line entries could add to the time required to respond to your request.

The Inventor Assistance Center provides general patent information to the public and answers questions about patent examining policy and procedure. However, IAC staff can not give opinions on whether an invention is patentable or provide legal advice.

Contact the IAC at (800) 786-9199 or (571) 272-1000.

The Trademark Assistance Center (TAC) provides general information about the trademark registration process and responds to inquiries about the status of trademark applications and registrations. The location of the Trademark Assistance Center is Madison East, Concourse Level, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Assistance may be obtained in person or by calling 800-786-9199 or 571-272-9250, Monday through Friday (except federal holidays) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

You can also check the status of an application or registration through Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval ("TARR") database at http://tarr.uspto.gov/.