# @uspto on Twitter/X

- **Type:** Text
- **Original URL:** https://twitter.com/uspto/status/1073594274309173248
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33143513-uspto-twitter
- **Posted:** 2018-12-14T15:03:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USPTO (@uspto) — https://gondola.cc/uspto

## Caption

The U.S. Patent Office caught fire on Dec. 15, 1836 and many patent documents and models were destroyed. Today, the effort to recover "X patents" continues. See more #patent history at https://t.co/MNwjTpKijl. #10MillionPatents https://t.co/cGZTiPkafw

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## Tags

10millionpatents, patent

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