Meanings
nounpatent office (plural patent offices)
plural patent offices
- An official organization that can issue patents.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
Similar
Patent and Trademark Office Database
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
patent office. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patent%20office
MLA
“patent office.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patent%20office. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patent office,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patent%20office.
Source: patent office on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.