The acronym "PTO" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an abbreviation for the phrase "Paid Time Off," and is generally used in reference to employer policies or benefits. For example, "Our company provides employees with two weeks of PTO each year."
Paige changed her mind and attacked the distracted Naomi and quickly won the match by submission with the PTO.
The former duo worked well together and they got the win after Paige made Alicia tap out to the PTO.
She called it Predictable Time Off (PTO).
But it could still be followed by a lawsuit.Second, the bill expands the right of third parties to join the fray at the PTO by showing "prior art"—meaning the invention is already known about and so a patent should not be granted.
America's PTO dismisses the criticism as anecdotal.
"We're seeing lots of new industries being born, that is why there are a lot more patent applications," says Mary Critharis of the PTO.The number of patent applications to the PTO is growing at around 6% a year.
Instead, Congress chose to multiply the alternative dispute-resolution procedures at the PTO, giving the office more work to do without a guarantee of more money.
Staggering No quarter given Out of captivity Feverish The cost of ideas Growing pains of the Cisco kid Reprints Related items Intellectual property: Monopolies of the mindNov 11th 2004Patently absurdIn America, several controversial business-method patent awards, notably Amazon's one-click payment process, have fuelled the perception that the Patent and Trademark Office PTOO) is under strain.
Love was the force behind a recent freedom of information request that revealed extensive communication (pdf) between the film industry and the US Patent and Trademark Office PTOO), which has been leading the US delegation in the treaty talks.
She was a member of the YMHA Senior's Group of Wayne, NJ and a Volunteer at the Wayne PTO Thrift Shop in Wayne, NJ, but she will mostly be remembered as a lifelong Ranger fan.
Other Information on the Web: Psychology Today has an article analyzing how people decide to vote for president (//cms.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19920501-000028.html).
