# TMEP § 1802: Congressional and Other Official Inquiries

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1802

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1802
- **Heading:** Congressional and Other Official Inquiries
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1800 - Public Inquiries About Applications and Registrations / TMEP § 1802

## Text

Correspondence and inquiries from the White House, members of
the U.S. Congress, embassies, and heads of U.S. executive departments and agencies normally
are cleared by the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs and/or the Office of
Governmental Affairs.
Inquiries referred to in this section such as correspondence
from foreign embassies, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the U.S.
Department of State must immediately be transmitted to the USPTO's Office of the
Administrator for Policy and International Affairs, and a staff member of that office must
be notified by phone that such correspondence has been received at 571-272-9300. Inquiries
referred to in this section, such as correspondence from the U.S. Congress or the White
House, must immediately be transmitted to the USPTO's Director of the Office of
Governmental Affairs, and a staff member of that office must be notified by phone that such
correspondence has been received at 571-272-7300.
This procedure is used so that there will be uniformity in
the handling of contacts from the indicated sources, and also so that compliance with
directives of the U.S. Department of Commerce is attained.
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- [TMEP § 1805 General Inquiries from the Public](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1805.md)
- [TMEP § 1806 Contacts with Third Parties Regarding Ex Parte Matters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1806.md)
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