PUBLIC
SEARCH FACILITY IN ALEXANDRIA, VA
The United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) Public Search Facility
located in Alexandria, VA provides
public access to patent and trademark
information in a variety of formats including
on-line, microfilm, and print. Trained
staff are available to assist public users.
Patents
State of the art computer workstations provide
automated searching of patents issued from
1790 to the current week of issue using
the patent examiner systems Web-based Examiner
Search Tool, (WEST) and Examiner Automated
Search Tool (EAST), the USPTO web site,
and related applications. Full document text
may be searched on U.S. patents issued since
1971 and OCR text from 1920 to 1970. U.
S. patent images from 1790 to the present
may be retrieved for viewing or printing.
Some foreign patent documents may be searched using EAST and WEST.
Official Gazettes,
Annual Indexes (of Inventors), the Manual
of Classification and its subject matter
index, and other search aids are available
in various formats.
Patent assignment records of transactions
affecting the ownership of patents, microfilmed
deeds, and indexes are also available.
Trademarks
On-line searching of pending, registered,
and dead trademarks is available using the
trademark examining attorney automated systems
X-Search, Trademark Image Capture System
(TICRS), and the Trademark Reporting and
Monitoring System (TRAM), and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
VUE (TTABVUE). A complete
trademark registration collection
is available on-line and in bound paper
volumes in numerical order or on microfilm since 1870.
Official Gazettes, trademark assignment
records of transactions affecting trademark
ownership, microfilmed deeds, and indexes
are also available.
Hours of Operation - Alexandria
The USPTO Public Search Facility in Alexandria,
VA is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. (Closed weekends and Federal
Holidays.) Refer to the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM)
web site for current Washington area federal government
operating status information.
Location - Alexandria
Public Search Facility - Madison
East, 1st Floor
600 Dulany St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
For additional information, please call
571-272-3275. Driving Directions to the Alexandria
Facility from Crystal City
Drive south on Jefferson Davis Hwy. (Route
1). Make a right on Duke St. (236). Turn
left onto Holland Lane at the traffic
light, turn right onto Emerson Ave., and proceed 1 block
to the parking garage entrance. See
map.
Parking in Alexandria
Daily and hourly parking is available on a first-come,
first-served basis in the East Garage from 5:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.,
Monday to Friday, except Federal holidays. Use the John Carlyle St.
entrance only. The parking garage is locked at 10:30 p.m.
Customers will receive a ticket each
time they enter the garage and will pay
each time they leave the garage. Lost
tickets pay maximum daily rate. Daily
customers may pay in cash or by credit
card (no checks).
Metro Directions
to Alexandria Facility
The King St.
station is served by yellow and blue line
trains. The Eisenhower
Ave. station is served by yellow
line trains. The Public Search Facility
is at lobby level in the East
Wing of the Madison Building in
the center of the complex.
TRADEMARK SEARCH FACILITY IN ARLINGTON,
VA
The classified trademark printed registration
file is housed at the Trademark Search Facility in Arlington, VA. Photocopiers
and workstations are available at this
site.
Hours of Operation - Arlington
The USPTO Trademark Search Facility in Arlington,
VA is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. (Closed weekends and Federal
Holidays.) Refer to the
Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) web site for current Washington
area federal government operating status
information.
Location - Arlington
Trademark Search Facility - South
Tower, 2nd Floor
2900 Crystal Dr.
Arlington, VA 22202
For additional information, please call
703-308-9800.
Metro Directions to Arlington Facility
The Trademark Search Facility is located
in the Crystal City complex in room 2B30 on the second
floor of the South Tower building. Yellow
and blue line trains serve the Crystal
City and National Airport stations. From
the Crystal City Metro walk south along
Crystal Dr. From National Airport walk
1 block southwest on ramp. Bear right
on Smith Blvd. and walk northwest to State
Highway 233. Walk straight 2 blocks and
turn left on Crystal Dr. Walk 1 block
south.
Parking in Arlington
Daily parking is available in the South
Tower garage and at parking meters on
Crystal Dr.
GENERAL INFORMATION
SMART card ID badges are required to pass through security access checkpoints in either Public Search Facility. Badges are obtained from the USPTO Security Service Center in room 1C51 on the lobby level of the Madison building at the Alexandria campus from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visitors must present a valid photo ID to be issued an access badge.
Reference Assistance
Trained Staff are available to assist
users with questions during all open hours
at no charge.
On-line
Service Cards
On-line Service Cards are used to
access on-line systems.
These may be obtained at either Search Facility Reception Desk on a user's first visit. A valid government issued photo ID, such as a driver's license with a current address, must be provided to verify user information.
Fees
There are no fees for use of automated
systems.
On-line print fees of $0.25 per page,
$0.50 per page from color printers, are
collected at the workstation via on-line
UPWS accounts.
Microfilm print fees and self service
photocopies are $0.25 per page using a
USPTO debit card. Purchase debit cards
on-site at the Cashier Window.
Cashier Window
Funds may be added to on-line accounts
and existing debit cards at the Search
Facility Cashier Window. New debit cards
are issued with a one-time fee of $1.00
per card. Cash, checks, credit cards,
and USPTO deposit accounts are accepted.
Public
Training
Training is recommended before patrons
use the on-line examiner search systems.
See the training schedule
below or call 571-272-3275.
To enroll in a class,
public users may apply in person at the
Public Search Facility, on-line, or by
mail. A fee of
$25.00 per student must be pre-paid and
is non-refundable.
Complete the training application form
(see links below) indicating your method
of payment and your first and second choice
of class dates. You will be notified of
your confirmed class date.
Mail class fees to:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
ATTN: PSF Public Training
Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Arrive one half-hour before class to
obtain an On-line Service Card and password
at the Public Search Facility in Alexandria. Bring a
photo ID with your current home address,
such as a driver's license or a passport.
Web-based
Examiner Search Tool (WEST)
This WEST patent class covers all basic
text search features, from keyboard and
Boolean logic to command functions and
index searching. Practice time is
also included. This is a seven-hour
class given once a month.
Application for WEST Training [PDF - 14 KB]
Examiner
Assisted Search Tool (EAST)
The EAST patent class is a fast-paced
course for users with on-line database
and Boolean logic experience. Text
searching using indexes and the use of
the browser screen for rapid patent retrieval.
This is a four-hour class given once a
month.
Application for EAST Training [PDF - 14 KB]
Trademark
X-Search
X-Search is the automated search and
retrieval system for U.S. Trademark text
and/or designs. A three-hour training
course is conducted at least once a month.
The X-Search class is recommended, but
not mandatory, before accessing the trademark
system.
Application
for X-Search Training [PDF
- 12 KB]
Training
Schedule |
Month |
WEST |
EAST |
X-Search |
January
2008 |
9th |
10th |
8th |
February
2008 |
6th |
7th |
12th |
March
2008 |
5th |
6th |
11th |
April
2008 |
2nd |
3rd |
8th |
May
2008 |
7th |
8th |
13th |
June
2008 |
4th |
5th |
10th |
July
2008 |
9th |
10th |
8th |
August
2008 |
6th |
7th |
12th |
September
2008 |
3rd |
4th |
9th |
October
2008 |
1st |
2nd |
7th |
November
2008 |
5th |
6th |
4th |
December
2008 |
3rd |
4th |
9th |
Public
user training is held at the Alexandria
campus. Please report to the Public Search
Facility in Madison East one half-hour
before class so you may obtain an On-line
Service Card and password.
REMOTE ACCESS
Patent and Trademark Depository
Libraries
The nation-wide network of Patent and
Trademark Depository Libraries (PTDLs)
offer access to patent and trademark reference
materials and search tools. Trained staff
are available to assist public users.
To locate a PTDL near you, visit the
USPTO web site at Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program (PTDLP) page
or call 800-786-9199.
Internet Access
Patent and trademark data is searchable
on the internet without coming to the
USPTO campus. See the USPTO web site at
www.uspto.gov.
The Patent database has patent images
from 1790 to the current week of issue
retrievable by patent number and current
U.S. Patent Classification, and text searchable
from 1975 to the current issue week.
Public PAIR (Patent Application and
Information Retrieval) offers access to
approximately 500,000 patent applications
not covered by confidentiality laws. New
applications are added to the database
18 months after filing. See our PAIR Portal.
Track the status of a public patent application
as it moves from publication to final
disposition, and review documents in the
official application file, including all
patent examiner decisions. A quick-click
feature for ordering certified copies
of patent applications and application
files is included on the site.
The Trademark Electronic Search System
(TESS) contains pending, registered, and
dead trademarks. See TESS.
The Public Search Facility bulletin,
Searching Patent and Trademarks [PDF - 42.5 KB],
provides public users with information
about facilities and collections.
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