Patent and Trademark Office

Patent and Trademark Office definition - business

Patent and Trademark Office

The Department of Commerce agency that processes patent and trademark applications. Successful applications give inventors the exclusive right to their discoveries for a limited time.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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