The Value of "Patent Pending" Status

Differences in the patent families

This includes all the patent documents resulting from a patent application submitted as a first filing with a patent office and from the same patent application filed within the priority year with a patent office in any other country.

Patent Family and Legal Status Searching

Traditionally, patent pending means that a full patent application has been filed with the United States Patent Office.; Usually, it also means that the person who applied for the patent (known as the "applicant") is still waiting to see if the Patent Office is going to grant the patent.; Once the patent is granted, the product will usually be labeled "patented" and list the patent number.