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Patent Office — ˈPatent ˌOffice noun LAW ORGANIZATIONS a government department that deals with and approves patents * * * patent office UK US noun [C] LAW ► a government office that makes decisions about giving patents: »The patent office has said that it will… … Financial and business terms
Patent office — Patent Pat ent (p[a^]t ent or p[=a]t ent), a. [L. patens, entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. {Fathom}.] 1. Note: (Oftener pronounced p[=a]t ent in this sense) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
patent office — ☆ patent office [pat′ nt] n. an office in the Department of Commerce which administers the patent and trademark laws: legal name Patent and Trademark Office … English World dictionary
Patent office — A patent office is a governmental or intergovernmental organization which controls the issue of patents. List of patent offices For a list of patent offices and their websites, please see [http://www.wipo.int/directory/en/urls.jsp this list]… … Wikipedia
Patent Office — Patent Of|fice, the the British government department that decides which new inventions can be given a ↑patent (=the right to make and sell a new invention) . There is a similar department in the US called the Patent and Trademark Office … Dictionary of contemporary English
Patent Office Professional Association — The Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) is a professional union of United States patent examiners. It was formed in 1964. [ POPA web site, [http://www.popa.org/html/about.htm About us ] . Retrieved on August 30, 2006.] References See… … Wikipedia
Patent Office Building — Frontansicht des Gebäudes Innenansicht mit Modellen 1877 Das Old Patent Office Building (altes Patentamtsgebäude) ist ein Gebäude in … Deutsch Wikipedia
Patent Office — noun the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones • Syn: ↑Patent and Trademark Office Database • Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Patent Office — A federal bureau located in Washington D. C., headed by the Commissioner of Patents, wherein the merits of an application for a patent are considered and where all records, drawings, models, specifications, and other papers and things pertaining… … Ballentine's law dictionary
patent office — noun Date: 1696 a government office for examining claims to patents and granting patents … New Collegiate Dictionary
