They are used by a manufacturer or seller of an article to inform the public that an application for patent on that article is on file (not necessarily issued) in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The law imposes a fine on those who use these terms falsely to deceive the public. A patent cannot be enforced, however, until it actually issues, subject to possible damage claims between the time an application is published and when it actually issues.

The right to use the words"Patent Pending" and the like is the exclusive right granted only to persons who currently have a patent application pending before the Patent Office. This can be an extremely valuable tool to use in a competitve enviroment. It puts potential competitors on notice that they enter your market at their own risk.

Patent pending" means that the person who has placed the "patent pending" marking upon the product has filed a patent application with the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office which they believe, when issued, will cover some aspect of the product upon which they have placed the marking. A person who marks a product with "patent pending" has no legal right to exclude others from making the same product.

When a student has met the prerequisite for a class, we say that the student is"eligible for" enrollment into that particular class. Students who want to enroll in a course with prerequisites must prove their readiness (eligibility) for the course. Students at SBCC prove their eligibility by either testing with our Math and English placement exams, or by providing acceptable outside test scores, and/or course work.

In order to be considered, you must identify the position for which you are applying on the application. Collin County only accepts applications for which there is a current opening. Completing this section informs Human Resources where the application should be forwarded. Your application remains active for six months. If you have an active application, you may call our office and request that we submit your application for consideration.

It means that the invoices are currently being processed by the ministry/department but payment has yet to be effected. This includes situations whereby the payment voucher is created but has not been approved or the payment voucher is scheduled for payment on a later date.

Occasionally additional information, more extensive testing or further studies are required to accurately determine a cause and manner of death. A death certificate with "pending" as the cause of death still allows your family to make immediate funeral arrangements. An amended or final death certificate will be issued upon completion of the investigation and you will be notified when the final death certificate is ready. back to top

A short (15-word maximum) summary of your spending list for the funds requested, i.e., tell us what the money will be used for, e.g., "defray the costs of tuition", "fund research and travel costs associated with my doctoral dissertation", "cover partial cost of MCAT test preparation, text books, and fees"). Take this entire application process (and yourself) seriously! IFW awards are not a give-away.

Real-time activities are "live" and immediate. In the context of an online course, a real-time session is one in which all participants are logged on at the same time and interacting at more or less the same pace as one would in a face-to-face setting. A familiar example of real-time communication on the Internet is live chat. Asynchronous activities, on the other hand, are those in which participation is not concurrent or live.

Medicaid Pending means that a resident has applied for Medicaid and is awaiting the final approval from the Medicaid Office. Yes, we do accept Medicaid Pending on a case-by-case basis. We will review each applicant to determine whether or not they will be accepted into the facility. The resident and the responsible party will be responsible for all charges until Medicaid has accepted the resident. No, the payor source does not determine the quality of care.

When inventory data is marked as “pending” in the TAB audited database it means that the DEC data for that location has not been approved for release. In these cases TAB is either waiting for plant operator compliance or the DEC is under review. Please contact TAB for the specific reason per market.

quot;Pending" is the status for all orders before being processed. Your credit card won't be charged until your complete order is ready to ship, and your order will remain "Pending" until “Approved” and then “Shipped”.

Scalable in the case of the NextDimension means that you can add in standard COTS parts to expand the capabilities of your system. There is nothing proprietary about the NextDimension.

The breast is composed of glandular tissue and adipose, or "fatty" tissue. Each woman has a unique combination of fatty and glandular tissue, predominantly related to her genetic makeup. However, as a patient ages, or gains substantial weight, she may develop more fat in the breasts. quot;Dense" or "fibrocystic" refer to how much glandular tissue is present in the breast.

For an extra ?1 per dispatch we can ensure that your order cannot be delivered without being signed for. This stops postmen and delivery drivers simply leaving your order on your doorstop (happens, they're not supposed to do it but they do some times). PARTICULARLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU LIVE IN A CITY CENTRE OR FLATS.

The terms of service are additional limitations and information that you should read over carefully before purchasing service through a provider. Generally, the terms of service will include cancellation details, monthly fees, and other important information.

That is, the "protection" afforded by a PPA or a full patent application, is only as good as the disclosure of the invention in the patent application. If it is not properly or completely described, or if there are vague or contradictory aspects to the PPA disclosure, then the PPA may be later found invalid, or not covering the scope of what you consider to be your invention (read quality -vs.- cost tradeoffs for more details).