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US Patent and Trademark Office

US Patent and Trademark Office Reviews

Updated Jul 29, 2022

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Pros

• " USPTO offers flexibilty and good pay"(in 61 reviews)

• " The option to work from home anywhere in the U.S. and flexible hours are great for those with the discipline to get their work done. "(in 50 reviews)

• " Specially flexible work schedule and work from home opportunity once you are at GS "(in 45 reviews)

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• " If you get a bad manager it will ruin your time there since they control your job progress when first hired. "(in 21 reviews)

• " PTO Leadership is also tweeking our production numbers, so I foresee the job to get more and more difficult. "(in 7 reviews)

• " No real career path, boring, very little interaction with people. "(in 7 reviews)

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1. not bad

   Jun 8, 2022 - Patent Examinerin Alexandria, VA

   Recommend

   CEO Approval

   Business Outlook

   Pros

   fairly easy job once you get the hang of it

   Cons

   boring work day to day

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2. Pros

   Flexible Hours and quick advancement

   Cons

   Meticulous work and very little human interaction.

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3. Current Employee, more than 5 years

   Great place to work

   Jul 25, 2022 - IT Specialistin Alexandria, VA

   Recommend

   CEO Approval

   Business Outlook

   Pros

   Excellent work life balance with majority of positions 100% remote

   Cons

   Limited opportunities for future growth

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4. Current Employee, more than 1 year

   Great Workplace.

   Jul 24, 2022 - Patent Examinerin Alexandria, VA

   Recommend

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   Pros

   lots of flexibility, kind of monotonous work but you get used ot it.

   Cons

   kinda boring sometimes, to be quite honest

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5. Flexible schedule

   Jul 24, 2022 - Patent Examinerin Alexandria, VA

   Recommend

   CEO Approval

   Business Outlook

   Pros

   Work from home flexible schedule

   Cons

   Same kind of job all the time, get bored after a while

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6. Current Employee, more than 8 years

   Examiner

   Jul 13, 2022 - Patent Examinerin Arlington, VA

   Recommend

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   Business Outlook

   Pros

   Great work-life balance, great benefits

   Cons

   Not enough time to review cases in depth

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7. Current Employee, more than 8 years

   Great place

   Jul 11, 2022 - Primary Patent Examinerin Columbia, SC

   Recommend

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   Business Outlook

   Pros

   Great flexibility pay and benefits

   Cons

   Monotonous work that never ends

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8. Current Employee, more than 1 year

   Good place to work

   Jul 7, 2022 - Patent Examinerin Alexandria, VA

   Recommend

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   Pros

   Challenging Interesting Pays decent Work from home

   Cons

   Time and quota oriented Boring at times

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9. Former Employee, less than 1 year

   Federal Sweatshop

   Jul 15, 2022 - Patent Examiner

   Recommend

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   Business Outlook

   Pros

   Fair salary, federal retirement plan, full benefits including healthcare.

   Cons

   Sweatshop. Company will retain you if you maintain a minimum of patent application reviews. Said number of reviews will make your life quality poor and terrible. Some employees commit suicide, which is a huge number compared to other federal departments.

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10. Current Employee, more than 10 years

    Solo and boring

    Jul 18, 2022 - Primary Patent Examinerin Alexandria, VA

    Recommend

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    Pros

    Extreme flexibility and decent pay. You can also get overtime pay based on your GS level.

    Cons

    This job is great for introverts who don't care about interacting with others. This job is good and tolerable if you have a good and caring boss (SPE) otherwise, life becomes hell.

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US Patent and Trademark Office Reviews FAQs

US Patent and Trademark Office has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 904 reviews left anonymously by employees. 64% of employees would recommend working at US Patent and Trademark Office to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, US Patent and Trademark Office employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at US Patent and Trademark Office. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.

64% of US Patent and Trademark Office employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated US Patent and Trademark Office 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

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