by the United States government

“ Section 2. Powers and duties
(a) In General.—The United States Patent and Trademark Office, subject to the policy direction of the Secretary of Commerce—
(1) shall be responsible for the granting and issuing of patents and the registration of trademarks; and (2) shall be responsible for disseminating to the public information with respect to patents and trademarks. ”

“ Specific Powers.—The Office—
(1) shall adopt and use a seal of the Office, which shall be judicially noticed and with which letters patent, certificates of trademark registrations, and papers issued by the Office shall be authenticated; (2) may establish regulations, not inconsistent with law, which— (A) shall govern the conduct of proceedings in the Office; (B) shall be made in accordance with section 553 of title 5 ”

“ Amendments 2003 Subsec. (b) (4) (A) . Pub. L. 108-178 substituted “subtitle I and chapter 33 of title 40, title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) ,” for “the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) ”