pat. pend.

pat. pend.
(patent pending) An abbreviation displayed prominently on an invention for which an application for a patent has been made but has not yet been issued.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


pat. pend.
An abbreviation displayed prominently on an invention for which an application for a patent has been made but has not yet been issued.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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