patent and trademark office

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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

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the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
patent and trademark office

    Hyphenation

    pat·ent and trade·mark of·fice

    Turkish pronunciation

    pätınt ınd treydmärk ôfıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpatənt ənd ˈtrādˌmärk ˈôfəs/ /ˈpætənt ənd ˈtreɪdˌmɑːrk ˈɔːfəs/
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