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United States Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent and trademark protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions and corporate and product identification.

The mission of the PTO is to promote "industrial and technological progress in the United States and strengthen the national economy by:

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