The United States Department of Commerce is an executive department of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for gathering data for business and governmental decision making, establishing ind
The Herbert C. Hoover Building, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Assistants William McCracken (left) and Walter Drake (right) with Secretary Hoover (center)
Herbert Hoover listening to a radio receiver
In 1926, Chicago radio station WJAZ successfully challenged the extent of Commerce's authority under the Radio Act of 1912.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office 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
The James Madison building on the campus of the United States Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria. This is the largest building on the campus.
Relief representing the Patent Office at the Herbert C. Hoover Building
Signboard of U.S. Patent Office Alexandria
USPTO Madison Building Exterior