1803    Freedom of Information Act Requests

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests may be submitted by mail, e-mail, or hand delivered to the attention of the USPTO FOIA Officer at one of the following addresses:

By mail:

USPTO FOIA Officer

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria

Virginia

22313-1450

By e-mail:

FOIARequests@uspto.gov 

By hand:

USPTO FOIA Officer

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Madison East Building

600 Dulany Street

Alexandria

Virginia

22314

The request must be made in writing. No telephone requests will be accepted.

An e-mail request must state that the request is made pursuant to FOIA and describe the records sought. Failure to do so may result in an e-mail not being properly identified as a FOIA request. E-mail submissions not considered FOIA requests may be disregarded. The e-mail must also include the requestor’s mailing address as not all USPTO records are reasonably available in a format suitable for e-mailing. Failure to provide a mailing address could result in a delay in processing the request.

Copies of the USPTO's final agency decisions and most frequently requested FOIA documents are available on the USPTO website at https://www.uspto.gov.