the Patent Office

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• (the) Patent Office — the Patent Office [the Patent Office] the British government department that decides who should be given ↑patents (= official documents that give people the right to make, use or sell an invention, and stop other people from copying them) …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 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

• Indian Patent Office — The Indian Patent Office is administered by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs Trade Marks (CGPDTM). This is a subordinate office of the Indian government and administers the Indian law of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.… …   Wikipedia

• Netherlands Patent Office — The Netherlands Patent Office (Dutch: Octrooicentrum Nederland) is the patent office of the Netherlands. It is an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The agency is located in the premises of the European Patent Office (EPO), in… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• (the) Patent and Trademark Office — the Patent and Trademark Office [the Patent and Trademark Office] the US government department that decides who should be given ↑patents (= official documents that give people the right to make, use or sell an invention, and stop other people… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — 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