patent pending

patent pending. The designation given to an invention while the Patent and Trademark Office is processing the patent application. • No protection against infringement exists, however, unless an actual patent is granted. — Abbr. pat. pend. [Cases: Patents 104. C.J.S. Patents §§ 145–147, 149–151, 173–175.]

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词条贡献者

资深译员文楷，毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与电信、媒体和技术相关的法律文件。