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United States. Patent Office
A long-running U.S. government publisher, this office produced practical guides, reports, and official records that helped shape how inventors protected new ideas. Its publications offer a direct window into the growth of American patents and trademarks over more than two centuries.
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The Classification of Patents
by United States. Patent Office
About the author
The United States Patent Office, later known as the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is the federal agency responsible for examining patent applications and, over time, trademarks as well. Official USPTO history traces its roots to the early patent system created in 1790, while the modern office was established by the Patent Act of 1836.
As an author or corporate body, the office appears on many government publications, including patent guides, annual reports, official gazettes, and reference works for inventors and businesses. Listings in library catalogs such as The Online Books Page show a wide range of works issued under its name, often focused on explaining patent procedure and documenting newly granted rights.
For readers today, books credited to this office are useful not because they tell a personal story, but because they capture the official voice of the American patent system. They can be especially interesting for anyone curious about invention, government recordkeeping, or the history of intellectual property in the United States.