Patent Office Honored as Best Place to Work

The agency's dedication to the excellence of every employee helped it climb from 105th place in 2009 to fifth in 2012. Its premier telework program is leading the way in creating a flexible workplace.

In December 2012, the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was named one of the federal government's Best Places to Work by the not-for-profit Partnership for Public Service (PPS).

The partnership ranked the USPTO number five out of 292 federal agency subcomponents based on a survey