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Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

• Commissioner for Patents
• Commissioner for Trademarks
• General Counsel
• Administrator for External Affairs
• Chief Administrative Officer
• Chief Financial Officer
• Chief Information Officer

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Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

• Office of Public Affairs

• Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
  Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Patent Public Advisory Committee
• Trademark Public Advisory Committee
  

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• Commissioner for Patents

  • Inventor Assistance Program
  • Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
    • International Liaison Staff
    • Manual of Patent Examining Procedures Staff
    • Office of Patent Legal Administration
    • Office of PCT Legal Administration
      • Inventor Assistance Center
      • PCT Legal Affairs
      • PCT Special Programs
    • Office of Petitions
  • Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
    • Patent Examining Groups
      • Design Patents
      • Plant Patents
    • Office of Patent Publication
  • Deputy Commissioner for Patent Resources and Planning
    • Office of Patent Planning and Capacity Analysis
    • Office of Patent Resource Administration
    • Office of Search and Information Resources Administration
      • Office of Patent Automation
      • Office of Patent Classification
      • Scientific and Technical Information Center

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• Commissioner for Trademarks

  • Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy
    • Office of Post Registration
    • Petitions Office
    • Trademark Assistance Center
    • Trademark Program Control
  • Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations
    • Office of Intent-to-Use
    • Office of Pre-Examination
    • Office of Trademark Publication
    • Trademark Law Offices
    • Trademark Services

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• General Counsel

  • Deputy General Counsel for General Law
  • Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor
  • Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
  • Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
  • Office of Enrollment and Discipline

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• Administrator for External Affairs

• Office of International Relations
• Office of Congressional Relations
• Office of Enforcement

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• Chief Administrative Officer
  

  • Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
    • Office of Civil Rights
      
    • Office of Corporate Services
      
    • Office of Human Resources
      

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• Chief Financial Officer
  

  • Deputy Chief Financial Officer
    • Office of Corporate Planning
      
    • Office of Finance
      
    • Office of Financial Management Systems
      
    • Office of Procurement

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• Chief Information Officer

  • Deputy Chief Information Officer
  • Executive for Systems Development & Maintenance Services
  • Executive for Customer Information Services
  • Executive for Architecture, Engineering, & Technical Services
  • Executive for IT Operations & Customer Support Services

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