Does patent pending protect my invention?
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Patent pending protects you in the sense that you have reserved whatever rights you may have in time and so, until someone invents a time machine, it will be impossible for someone to file before you in time after seeing your invention, provided that you file before they see your invention. Note that you can even license your pending patent rights, so you do gain a benefit from "patent pending", although you cannot sue anyone for infringement until your patent rights are actually granted.
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