<page_title> United States Patent and Trademark Office </page_title> <section_title> Structure </section_title> <table> <cell> 2009 <col_header> At end of FY </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9,716 <col_header> Employees </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2009, the U.S PTO had 9,716 employees.