patent office

1. 1.

   the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones

   SynonymsPatent and Trademark Office Database

   Broaderagency

   Part ofDepartment of Commerce

Questions about patent office

What does patent office mean?

patent office means "the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones".

What is another word for patent office?

Close synonyms include Patent and Trademark Office Database. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.