| 释义 |
Patent and Trademark Office, the the Patent and Trademark OfficeˌPatent and ˈTrademark ˌOffice, the (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.ˌPatent and ˈTrademark ˌOffice, theSyllable |