patent and trademark office database
noun
Simple meaning
The government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpætəntəndtɹeɪdmɑɹkɔfəsdeɪtəbeɪs
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Definition
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noun
The government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
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How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
Used this way, patent and trademark office database is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional and government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
- Government/politics
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