Definitions for "Patent pending"
A label sometimes affixed to new products informing others that the inventor has applied for a patent and that legal protection from infringement (including retroactive rights) may be forthcoming.
A "Patent Pending" notice on a product informs others that an application for a patent has been filed, and that legal protection (including retroactive rights) may be forthcoming.
The condition that occurs between the time that a patent application has been filed on an invention and the deposition of that application either by abandonment of the application or issue of the patent.
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A U.S. Patent Office statement indicating that a patent has been applied for but not yet granted.
Term applicable where a patent has been applied for but not yet granted.