noun
the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
• Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
• Part Holonyms: ↑Department of Commerce, ↑Commerce Department, ↑Commerce, ↑DoC
Useful english dictionary. 2012.