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US Patent Office

Shown at the organisation’s headquarters. It was mentioned on the show, but not as a specific place, so the pin marks its home base.

United States Patent and Trademark Office
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About US Patent Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States. The USPTO's headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia, after a 2005 move from the Crystal City area of neighboring Arlington County, Virginia.

On the show · 9 mentions total

The US Patent Office hadn't trademarked itself until three years ago, despite existing since 1802, because scammers kept pretending to be it and charging people to trademark things.

from No Such Thing As A Ghost In Blue Jeans · read transcript

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Coordinates: 38.8015, -77.0638

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