The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) operates a headquarters and Northeast Regional Outreach Office in Alexandria, Virginia, and four additional regional outreach offices across the nation. Combined with our examining corps, our outreach offices provide inventors, entrepreneurs, and small businesses with a USPTO presence in every U.S. time zone. For more information on how to contact our USPTO offices and business centers, visit our Contact us page.
Additionally, we designate libraries across the country and U.S. territories as Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs), which offer public access to products and services, patent and trademark training, and reference assistance and outreach.
Select a state on the map or use the search tool below to find a USPTO location or PTRC near you. We suggest calling ahead of your visit for hours of operation, services, and fees. Please make sure you’re familiar with and abide by our USPTO removable media policy when visiting a USPTO location.
Alabama
Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Ralph Brown Draughon Library, Auburn University | 231 Mell St. | Auburn | Alabama | 334-844-1737 wohrlaj@auburn.edu |
Birmingham Public Library | 2100 Park Place | Birmingham | Alabama | 205-226-3620 |
Tuskegee University Libraries | 1200 West Montgomery Road | Tuskegee | Alabama | 334-725-2383 ccaddell@tuskegee.edu |
Alaska
Regional Office: Western Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Mather Library, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks | 2156 Koyukuk Drive P.O. Box 7355 | Fairbanks | Alaska | 907-474-7177 uaf-gi-library@alaska.edu |
Arizona
Regional Office: Western Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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State of Arizona Research Library | 1901 W. Madison St. | Phoenix | Arizona | 602-926-3870 |
Arizona State University Library, Arizona State University | 601 E. Tyler Mall | Tempe | Arizona | 480-965-2600 |
Northern Arizona University, Cline Library | 1001 S. Knoles Drive | Flagstaff | Arizona | 928-523-7162 bridget.wipf@nau.edu |
Arkansas
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Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Arkansas State Library | 900 W. Capital Ave. Suite 100 | Little Rock | Arkansas | 501-682-2053 |
California
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Regional Office:
Office | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Western Regional Office | 26 S. Fourth St. | San Jose | California | 408-918-9900 western@USPTO.GOV |
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Los Angeles Public Library | 630 W. Fifth St. | Los Angeles | California | 213-228-7220 |
California State Library | 914 Capitol Mall Room 215 | Sacramento | California | 916-323-9845 cslgps@library.ca.gov |
San Diego Public Library | 330 Park Blvd. | San Diego | California | 619-236-5800 |
San Jose Public Library | 150 E. San Fernando St. | San Jose | California | 408-808-2397 |
Colorado
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Regional Office:
Office | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Rocky Mountain Regional Office | 1961 Stout St. | Denver | Colorado | 303-297-4600 rockymountain@uspto.gov |
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Denver Public Library | 10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway | Denver | Colorado | 720-865-1363 |
Durango Public Library | 1900 E. 3rd Ave. | Durango | Colorado | 970-375-3380 |
District of Columbia
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Founders Library, Howard University | 500 Howard Place NW | Washington | District of Columbia | 202-806-7252 |
Florida
Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Broward County Main Library | 100 S. Andrews Ave. Fifth floor | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | 954-357-7444 creationstationbusiness@broward.org |
Miami-Dade Public Library | 101 W. Flagler St. | Miami | Florida | 305-375-2665 |
University of Central Florida Libraries | 12701 Pegasus Drive | Orlando | Florida | 407-823-5308 rebecca.murphey@ucf.edu |
Georgia
Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Library and Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology | 260 4th St. NW | Atlanta | Georgia | 404-894-4500 |
Georgia Southern University Libraries, Georgia Southern University | 1400 Southern Drive | Statesboro | Georgia | 912-478-7818 |
Hawaii
Regional Office: Western Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Hawaii State Library | 478 S. King St. | Honolulu | Hawaii | 808-586-3477 |
Idaho
Regional Office: Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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University of Idaho College Law Library | 550 W. State St. | Boise | Idaho | 208-364-4555 uilaw@uidaho.edu |
Illinois
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Regional Office: Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Chicago Public Library | 400 S. State St. 4N7 | Chicago | Illinois | 312-747-4450 |
Malpass Library, Western Illinois University | 1 University Circle | Macomb | Illinois | 309-298-2722 |
Indiana
Regional Office: Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library | 40 E. St. Clair St. | Indianapolis | Indiana | 317-275-4100 |
Siegesmund Engineering Library, Purdue University | 504 W. State St. | West Lafayette | Indiana | 765-496-7279 dzwicky@purdue.edu |
Iowa
Regional Office: Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Davenport Public Library | 321 Main St. | Davenport | Iowa | 563-326-7832 bfuhr@davenportlibrary.com |
Lichtenberger Engineering Library, University of Iowa | 103 S. Capital St. 2001 Seamans Center | Iowa City | Iowa | 319-335-6047 lib-engineering@iowa.edu |
Kansas
Regional Office: Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Ablah Library, Wichita State University | 1845 Fairmont St. | Wichita | Kansas | 800-572-8368 jessica.pierpoint@wichita.edu |
Kentucky
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Regional Office: Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, University of Louisville | 540 S. Preston St. | Louisville | Kentucky | 502-852-5771 |
Louisiana
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Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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LSU Library, Louisiana State University | 58 Thomas Boyd Lot | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | 225-578-8875 |
John B. Cade Library at Southern University and A&M College | 167 Roosevelt Steptoe Drive | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | 225-771-2841 |
Maine
Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine | 5729 Fogler Library | Orono | Maine | 207-581-3610 john.hutchinson@maine.edu |
Maryland
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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STEM Library, University of Maryland | 4176 Campus Drive Kirwan Hall, Room 2403E | College Park | Maryland | 301-405-9157 jmiller2@umd.edu |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Frederick Douglass Library | 11868 Academic Oval | Princess Anne | Maryland | 410-651-7937 |
Massachusetts
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Science & Engineering Library, University of Massachusetts at Amherst | 740 N. Pleasant St. Lederle Graduate Research Center Lowrise, A273 | Amherst | Massachusetts | 413-545-1370 rreznikz@library.umass.edu |
Boston Public Library | 700 Boylston St. | Boston | Massachusetts | 617-536-5400, ext. 3 businessref@bpl.org |
Michigan
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Regional Office:
Office | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office | 300 River Place Drive | Detroit | Michigan | 313-446-4800 midwest@uspto.gov |
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library, University of Michigan | 2281 Bonisteel Blvd. | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 734-647-5747 llalwani@umich.edu |
FLITE Library, Ferris State University | 1010 Campus Drive | Big Rapids | Michigan | 231-591-3602 PaulKammerdiner@ferris.edu |
Detroit Public Library | 5201 Woodward Ave. | Detroit | Michigan | 313-481-1406 |
Opie Library, Michigan Technological University | 1400 Townsend Drive | Houghton | Michigan | 906-487-2508 |
Minnesota
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Regional Office: Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Minneapolis Central, Hennepin County Library | 300 Nicollet Mall | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 612-543-8000 |
Mississippi
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Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Mississippi Library Commission | 3881 Eastwood Drive | Jackson | Mississippi | 601-432-4111 lsmith@mlc.lib.ms.us |
Mississippi State University Libraries | 395 Hardy Road | Mississippi State | Mississippi | 662-325-7668 lzhang@library.msstate.edu |
Missouri
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Regional Office: Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Linda Hall Library | 5109 Cherry St. | Kansas City | Missouri | 816-363-4600, ext. 723 carterk@lindahall.org |
St. Louis Public Library | 1301 Olive St. | St. Louis | Missouri | 314-539-0390 |
Montana
Regional Office: Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Montana Tech Library of the University of Montana | 1300 W. Park St. | Butte | Montana | 406-496-4281 |
Nebraska
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Regional Office: Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Law Library, College of Law, University of Nebraska | 1875 N. 42nd St. | Lincoln | Nebraska | 402-472-3547 |
Nevada
Regional Office: Western Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Lied Library, University of Nevada - Las Vegas | 4505 S. Maryland Parkway | Las Vegas | Nevada | 702 895-2231 patrick.griffis@unlv.edu |
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, University of Nevada-Reno | 1664 N. Virginia St. Mail Stop 322 | Reno | Nevada | 775-682-5510 dlmlib@unr.edu |
New Hampshire
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Regional Office:
Office | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Northern New England Community Outreach Office | 105 Main St. | Durham | New Hampshire |
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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University of New Hampshire School of Law Library | 2 White St. | Concord | New Hampshire | 603-513-5130 jon.cavicchi@law.unh.edu |
New Jersey
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Newark Public Library | 5 Washington St. P.O. Box 630 | Newark | New Jersey | 973-733-7779 reference@npl.org |
Library of Science and Medicine, Rutgers University | 165 Bevier Road | Piscataway | New Jersey | 848-445-3489 laura.palumbo@rutgers.edu |
New Mexico
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Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Zuhl Library, New Mexico State University | 2911 McFie Circle | Las Cruces | New Mexico | 575-646-3568 |
New York
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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New York State Library | 222 Madison Ave. | Albany | New York | 518-474-5355 |
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library | 1 Lafayette Square | Buffalo | New York | 716-858-8900 askus@buffalolib.org |
Thomas Yoseloff Business Center, New York Public Library | 455 Fifth Ave. | New York | New York | 212-592-7057 |
St. John's University Libraries, St. John's University | 8000 Utopia Parkway | Queens | New York | 718-990-6201 |
Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County | 115 South Ave. | Rochester | New York | 585-428-8194 business.insight@libraryweb.org |
Smithtown Main Library | 1 N. Country Road | Smithtown | New York | 631-360-2480x128 wsalas@smithlib.org |
North Carolina
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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J. Murrey Atkins Library, University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte | North Carolina | 704-687-0494 angel.truesdale@charlotte.edu |
D.H. Hill Library, North Carolina State University | 1070 Partners Way Campus Box 7132 | Raleigh | North Carolina | 919-513-3862 kgtourin@ncsu.edu |
North Dakota
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Regional Office: Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota | 3051 University Ave. | Grand Forks | North Dakota | 701-777-4629 brian.garrison@und.edu |
Ohio
Regional Office: Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Akron-Summit County Public Library | 60 S. High St. | Akron | Ohio | 330-643-9075 |
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County | 800 Vine St. | Cincinnati | Ohio | 513-369-6932 |
Cleveland Public Library | 325 Superior Ave. | Cleveland | Ohio | 216-623-2932 |
The Ohio State University Libraries, The Ohio State University | 1858 Neil Avenue Mall 222 | Columbus | Ohio | 614-514-5935 |
Toledo Lucas County Public Library | 325 Michigan St. | Toledo | Ohio | 419-259-5244 |
Oklahoma
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Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Edmon Low Library, Oklahoma State University | 501 Edmon Low Library | Stillwater | Oklahoma | 405-744-6546 |
Oregon
Regional Office: Western Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Oregon State University Libraries and Press (OSULP) | 201 SW Waldo Place | Corvallis | Oregon | 541-867-0108 david.irvin@oregonstate.edu |
Multnomah County Library | 221 NE 122nd Avenue | Portland | Oregon | 971-500-1759 |
Pennsylvania
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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The Free Library of Philadelphia | 1901 Vine St. Ground floor | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 215-686-8663 bric@freelibrary.org |
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | 4400 Forbes Ave. | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 412-622-3133 |
PAMS Library, Pennsylvania State University | 201 Davey Laboratory | University Park | Pennsylvania | 814-865-7617 daw5086@psu.edu |
Puerto Rico
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Learning Resources Center, University of Puerto Rico-Bayamón | Carr. 174 Núm. 170 Industrial Minillas | Bayamón | Puerto Rico | 787-993-0000, ext. 3222 tanisha.orejuela@upr.edu |
General Library, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez | 259 Blvd. Alfonso Valdes | Mayagüez | Puerto Rico | 787-832-4040, ext. 2307 gladys.lopez@upr.edu |
Rhode Island
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Providence Public Library | 225 Washington St. | Providence | Rhode Island | 401-455-8005 |
South Carolina
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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R.M. Cooper Library, Clemson University | 116 Sigma Drive | Clemson | South Carolina | 864-656-4782 jgroff@clemson.edu |
Miller F. Whittaker Library, South Carolina State University | 300 College St. NE | Orangeburg | South Carolina | 803-536-8642 |
South Dakota
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Regional Office: Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Beulah Williams Library, Northern State University | 1200 S. Jay St. | Aberdeen | South Dakota | 605-626-2494 reference@northern.edu |
Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University | Briggs Library Box 2115 | Brookings | South Dakota | 605-688-5107 |
Tennessee
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Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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John C. Hodges Library, The University of Tennessee Knoxville | 1015 Volunteer Boulevard | Knoxville | Tennessee | 865-974-4351 |
Texas
Regional Office:
Office | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Southwest Regional Office | 207 S. Houston St. Suite 159 | Dallas | Texas | 469-295-9000 southwest@uspto.gov |
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Utah
Regional Office: Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Utah Tech University Library | 225 S. University Ave. Room 375 | St. George | Utah | 435-653-7716 john.burns@utahtech.edu |
Marriott Library, University of Utah | 295 S. 1500 E. | Salt Lake City | Utah | 801-585-7125 alfred.mowdood@utah.edu |
Vermont
Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Howe Library, University of Vermont | 538 Main St. | Burlington | Vermont | 802-656-2542 ptrc@uvm.edu |
Virginia
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Regional Office:
Office | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Northeast Regional Outreach Office | 600 Dulany St. | Alexandria | Virginia | 571-270-7100 northeast@uspto.gov |
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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University Libraries at Virginia Tech | 560 Drillfield Drive | Blacksburg | Virginia | 540-231-6170 sover05@vt.edu |
James Madison University, Rose Library | 880 Madison Drive | Harrisonburg | Virginia | 540-568-5277 |
Washington
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Regional Office: Western Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Engineering Library, University of Washington | Engineering Library Bldg 3914 E. Stevens Way Box 352170 | Seattle | Washington | 206-543-0741 englib@uw.edu |
West Virginia
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Regional Office: Northeast Regional Outreach Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Evansdale Library, West Virginia University | 1212 Evansdale Drive P.O. Box 6105 | Morgantown | West Virginia | 304-293-9758 terra.rogerson@mail.wvu.edu |
Wisconsin
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Regional Office: Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Steenbock Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 550 Babcock Drive | Madison | Wisconsin | 608-262-3007 |
Milwaukee Public Library | 814 W. Wisconsin Ave. | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 414-286-3051 |
Wyoming
Regional Office: Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) Locations:
Facility | Address | City | State | Contact |
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Wyoming State Library | 2800 Central Ave. | Cheyenne | Wyoming | 307-777-7281 statelibrary@wyo.gov |