Patent Pending is a legal status indicating that a patent application has been filed with the patent office but has not yet been granted or rejected, offering some protection against copying.

Patent pending means a patent application has been filed but not yet granted.

What does patent pending mean legally? Patent pending indicates that a patent application has been filed but not yet granted or rejected.

What is the difference between patent pending and patent granted? Patent pending means a patent application has been filed but not yet granted; patent granted means it has been approved.

What is the difference between patent pending and applied? Patent pending means the application is filed but not granted; applied means the application process is initiated.

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Patent pending status deters potential infringers while awaiting patent approval.

Patent Pending status deters potential infringers while awaiting approval.