President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that he’s in favor of additional layoffs in the federal workforce during a shutdown. USPTO announced Wednesday that it will permanently close the Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office in Denver, Colorado. Before the Trump administration, very few USPTO employees worked in the office. In addition to its regional office in Denver, it has regional offices in Detroit; Dallas; San Jose, California; and Alexandria, Virginia. The 2022 Unleashing American Innovators Act expanded USPTO’s real estate footprint by requiring a new type of office, the community outreach office, along with an additional regional office in the Southeast.