Patent Examiner applicants have rated the interview process at US Patent and Trademark Office with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 100% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at US Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Examiner according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied online. I interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office
Interview
Applied in May and interviewed in June. Interviewer asked standard behavioral questions that are listed below. There were about 4 behavioral questions and then there was a question about my technical area of interest. Great interview experience even though I didn't receive an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe time with very short deadline.
How would you prioritize 4 projects due at the same time and with same importance?
Online/asynchronous first round through HireVue. Applied through official website. You only get referred to the second round if your background is a fit for the rank you're applying. Role spans GS-7 through GS-11.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How is your technical background a good fit for the patent office?
I interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office (Washington, DC)
Interview
Online Hirevue interview. Interview was simple and brief. Questions were related to the general breadth of patents as a whole along with various personality questions. You are given multiple attempts to record your answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Give us a time where _____ happened and how you responded"
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office (Oxnard, CA) in Jun 2026
Interview
I've only done the digital one, where I recorded myself, and it was fairly easy. You got chances to redo your recording, which was nice, and you had a minute before you read the question to prepare your answer. I found it to be intuitive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was one time you had multiple things to do? How did you prioritize those things, and how did you complete them? (that's the gist of the question)