: a government office for examining claims to patents and granting patents
Examples of patent office in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebMomofuku attained the trademark last year, according to the patent office.—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024 For something like chili crunch that refers to a centuries-old condiment, what does a company have to show to the patent office to gain a trademarked name?—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 10 Apr. 2024 But patent offices and courts in the U.S., Australia, and Taiwan have all definitively rejected the patent applications.—David Meyer, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023 Legislatures would then need to empower their patent offices to confer BPEs according to that guidance.—Christopher B. Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for patent office
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