Although provisional applications (resulting in "patent pending") do not have examination processes, filing one does give you an earlier filing date than you would have if you waited until the actual application was complete--up to a full year earlier.
"Patent pending" indicates that a patent application has been filed for an invention but has not yet been granted. This status provides a level of protection against others making, using, or selling the invention without permission. "All rights reserved" means that the creator retains all legal rights to the work, ensuring that others cannot use or reproduce it without explicit permission. Together, these phrases signal that the creator is actively seeking protection for their intellectual property.
A provisional patent provides temporary protection for an invention, while a non-provisional patent offers full protection. Filing a provisional patent allows for an earlier filing date and "patent pending" status, but it must be followed by a non-provisional application within a year. Non-provisional patents undergo a more thorough examination process and provide stronger legal protection. Choosing between the two depends on the inventor's goals and timeline for patent protection.
Physical property is a type of "tangible" property that can be touched and moved, or physically sold or secured; intellectual property is a type of "intangible" property that exists as a concept, and may be represented in physical form, but is not touched, protected or transferred in physical form. Another type of transferable intangible property would be voting rights in shares of stock; although they may be represented by printed shares, the ownership of the rights may exist without they physical presence of those papers. For example, a statue is a "copy" of a work of creative authorship by the sculptor and is protected by copyright; it may be physically moved, sold, destroyed; but the possession of the copy (even if it is the only one) has nothing to do with the ownership of the intellectual property it represents: the copyright of the sculptor in that work and any copies of that work. Similarly, an inventor may own a trade secret or patent on an invention (all of which are intellectual property), and a person who purchases or uses the device that incorporates the invention might have physical property but does not own the intellectual property embodied in the invention (i.e., the right to prevent others from making, using, selling or importing copies of the invention, or anything else that would infringe the i.p. rights).
No. A sale pending implies that the property is under a binding contract.
If there is a sale pending on a property you could make a back-up offer subject to the cancellation of the previous offer.
The word is used in reference to the commercial success potential of a patent or patent pending invention.
Patent pending is a warning that a patent application has been filed. It is completely worthless until and unless a patent is actually issued for that invention. Patent number notice means a patent with that number was issued for the invention that is implemented in the product labeled with that number.
"Pat. Pend." on any product means Patent Pending, meaning that, at the time of production of the item in question, a filing was made to protect the intellectual property of the item's creator, in the creator's home country, at the appropriate office of record.
Pending feasibility. This is a semi educated guess. The house is a pending sale with a contract that has multiple contingencies that may cause the sale to fall through feasibility: there is a study done to see if the property around the location is build able and dividable.To put it simply, it means that someone has put in an offer on the property, but they want to have a study done to make sure they can do what they would like to do with it before they actually purchase it.Our MLS has many "Pending" statuses and "Pending feasibility" is usually used for a vacant property while "Pending Inspection" is primarily used for residnetial properties with improvements such as a house.
Writing a patent application is complicated and it should nearly always be completed by an intellectual property attorney. Not all attorneys are qualified to practice in intellectual property. Instead, attorneys who prosecute patent applications also have a technical or scientific background in addition to their legal training. This means that intellectual property attorneys have a broad understanding of other areas like chemistry, biology, and mechanical engineering that helps them understand the finer points of any new invention. The process of writing a patent application begins when the client provides the attorney with a disclosure of the new invention. This could be text, diagrams, or charts and tables, but essentially the attorney will need all necessary data in order to begin writing the application. A patent application in the United States consists of a few basic parts. First comes the specification, which describes the invention in detail, usually also including a number of optional configurations that may be used to enhance or transform the invention. The next part of the patent application is the claims. The numbered claims are short declarations describing the exact features of the invention for which a patent is sought. This is an especially important component of the application and an intellectual property attorney should have a great deal of experience writing claims that will provide the best patent coverage for an invention. Next the patent application will include an abstract, which is a brief statement describing the invention in 150 words or less. Patent applications are also filed with accompanying drawings which illustrate the various features of the invention. These figures are generally produced by a draftsperson and will be approved by the client, along with the rest of the application, before they are filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A patent application may be pending for several years before it is granted a patent. During that time, the application is examined by the patent office to determine its patentability. A patent may initially be refused because the Examiner believes the subject matter is too similar to an already patented invention. An attorney will file a response to this refusal, arguing why the invention described in the application differs from the patented item. If the attorney prevails, the patent office will issue a notice of allowance. Once the required issue fees have been paid, the invention is officially patented in the United States.
The writ of attachment is the seizure of any property belonging to the defendant to either create jurisdiction quasi in rem, or to preserve property at issue pending the outcome of the proceeding. The writ of sequestration permits one who already claims the ownership, the right to possession, or a lien upon property to have the property seized and held pending the outcome of a suit to establish his or her rights in the property.
Since the purpose of a lis pendens is to alert future purchasers and/or mortgagees of a property about a lawsuit affecting the property, it cannot be filed in cases where there is no lawsuit. A lis pendens recorded with no reference to a pending lawsuit has no legal impact on the property and can be ignored.