patent office

noun

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

Examples of patent office in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell beat him to the patent office by just hours with plans for a telephone. — USA Today, 21 July 2026

Bell reached the patent office mere hours before Gray and won the famous battle over the invention when his patent was passed on March 7, 1876. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026

Advertisement Earlier in the day, Bloomberg Law reported that the patent office laid off about 1% of its employees—a move that may not be shutdown-related, given that the agency is self-funded. — Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Oct. 2025

The passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011 opened the way for new satellite patent offices to better connect innovators and patent filers with the USPTO and speed up examination times. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1696, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for patent office

• interoffice