inchoate right
inchoate right 期待权 在专利法中，指发明人在其申请待决〔pending〕时就其发明所享有之权利；待发给专利证书时即成为财产权〔property〕。
INCHOATE RIGHT
inchoate right
inchoate right. 1. A right that has not fully developed, matured, or vested. 2. Patents. An inventor’s right that has not yet vested into a property right because the patent application is pending. [Cases: Patents 182.]