patent office
(often initial capital letters) a governmental agency that administers and regulates patents and trademarks, in the U.S. forming a division of the Department of Commerce.
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The Narrowness of Computer IntelligenceThere are some folks who seem to think that I’m saying that “Humans are always going to be special” or “Close the patent office—there’s a limit to what tomorrow’s inventors can invent!”
Literature Should Be Taught Like Science - Issue 97: Wonder | Kevin Berger | February 24, 2021 | NautilusAll appeals must be taken from the patent office within a year, or a shorter period, if one has been fixed in a decision.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe patent office is the only institution in the world that does not know the meaning of the phrase 'room temperature'.
The Professional Approach | Charles Leonard HarnessI explained how I was going to handle the case to make sure we got a good, broad patent application into the patent office.
The Professional Approach | Charles Leonard HarnessIt will probably find its way to the museum of the National Institute in the new patent office at Washington.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft
The patent office shows many thousands of such in the aggregate.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. Steele
British Dictionary definitions for Patent Office
/ (ˈpætənt) /
a government department that issues patents: Abbreviation: Pat. Off
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