PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE


Meaning of PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE in English

ˌPatent and ˈTrademark ˌOffice, the BrE AmE ( abbreviation PTO ) ( USPTO )

the US government department that decides which new inventions can be given a patent (=the right to make and sell a new invention) . There is a similar department in the UK called the Patent Office.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.