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patent office

n.

A government bureau that studies claims for, grants, and maintains records of patents.

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Patent Office [ˈpæt^ənt]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Law) a government department that issues patents Abbreviation Pat. Off

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Patent Office - the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones Patent and Trademark Office Database Commerce Department, Department of Commerce, DoC, Commerce - the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913 bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

Translations

Patent Office n the Patent Office → l'ufficio brevetti