Where to contact elected officials and policymakers

Do you have questions, concerns or strong opinions about patent and intellectual property issues?  If so, you are encouraged to contact Congressional members of the committees that oversee the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or your elected officials and share your thoughts.

The committees in Congress with jurisdiction over intellectual property issues and that oversee the USPTO are:

For the United States Senate

• The Judiciary committee of the U.S. Senate. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is Senator Patrick Leahy.  Senator Leahy's email address is senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov. 
  
  You can find a list of committee members at www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members.cfm.  You can find a calendar listing upcoming and past hearings at Judiciary Committee legislative and hearings calendar.

Committee on the Judiciary
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 • Phone: 202-224-7703

For additional information you can use the committee's search box.

For the United States House of Representatives

• The Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.  The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is the Hon. John Conyers. His email address is john.conyers@mail.house.gov.  You can find a list of members of the committee at www.judiciary.house.gov/about/members.html.  You can find a calendar listing upcoming and past hearings at Judiciary Committee legislative and hearings calendar.  The mailing address of the House Committee on the Judiciary is:

2138 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone:  202-225-3951

For more information you can use the Committee's website search box.

Below are links to e-mail and postal addresses, and phone numbers for key elected officials.

• U.S. Representatives – Find contact information for your U.S. representative by typing in your zip code.
• U.S. Senators – Search for your senators by name, state, or congressional class; and visit their websites.
• President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden – Send questions, comments, concerns, or well-wishes to the President or his staff.
  

• State Governors – Select your state to access e-mail, telephone, and postal contact information for your governor.
• State Elected Officials – Search for state elected officials in your area.

• U.S. Patent Office - Feedback, email, phone numbers.