Proper noun
USPTO
Initialism of United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Associated Press After losing early motions, AlterNet withdrew its petition; the USPTO dismissed the case. Source: Internet
CNN In December 2003, FNC won a legal battle concerning the slogan, when AlterNet filed a cancellation petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to have FNC's trademark rescinded as inaccurate. Source: Internet
Intellectual Property and Trademark Registration Status Massachusetts General Hospital registered "MUMPS" as a trademark with the USPTO on November 28, 1971, renewed on November 16, 1992, and expired on August 30, 2003. Source: Internet
Patents Proposals for such inoperable machines have become so common that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has made an official policy of refusing to grant patents for perpetual motion machines without a working model. Source: Internet
At a critical moment, we would often get bogged down inside the USPTO. Source: Internet
Lee's confirmation makes her the the first woman to run the USPTO. Source: Internet