THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS AWARDED THE CITY OF SAN JOSE WITH ONE OF THREE NEW PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICES. MORE THAN 600 CITIES APPLIED TO HAVE A NEW PATENT OFFICE ADDED IN THE FIRST EVER EXPANSION OF THE PATENT OFFICE SYSTEM. THE FINAL SELECTED CITIES WERE SAN JOSE, DENVER, AND DALLAS FORT WORTH, WITH THE OFFICES SET TO OPEN BY 2014. ONE QUARTER OF ALL PATENTS FILED IN THE US ORIGINATE IN THE SILICON VALLEY, WHERE SAN JOSE IS A CENTRAL LOCATION. CURRENTLY THERE IS ONLY ONE US PATENT OFFICE LOCATED IN ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA.
