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What does Patent Allowed mean?
« on: August 20, 2017, 01:49:12 PM »
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Re: What does Patent Allowed mean?
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2017, 02:19:26 PM »
It means that the Patent Office finds that it is a good application for a patent, and is good until the patent is issued.
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Re: What does Patent Allowed mean?
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2017, 05:44:44 PM »
Is that essentially the same thing as "patent pending"?

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Re: What does Patent Allowed mean?
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2017, 05:57:55 PM »
I don't think so. Pat Pending means it has been applied for and approved, but not in force yet.
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