patent office

noun

: a government office for examining claims to patents and granting patents

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But when the patent office issues low-quality patents, waste and abuse ensues. MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025 And funding agencies and policymakers should support efforts to make the innovation pipeline more inclusive, from lab bench to patent office. London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 The patent office declined to comment when reached by The Hill at the time. Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025 Momofuku attained the trademark last year, according to the patent office. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for patent office

Word History

First Known Use

1696, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of patent office was in 1696

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“Patent office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patent%20office. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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