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Re: One Piece 67-72 Windows (no triangles)
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Originally Posted by XXL
Patent applications to the USPTO generally take 2-3 years to be processed. It is unlikely that a company would wait until a patent was issued to market a product (come up with idea, prosecute patent, sit and wait 2-3 years, begin selling)... so I'm not really sure what "waiting for the patent to clear" is supposed to mean. It sounds to me like it's their version of "production schedule has slipped so we can't ship product yet."
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I kinda wondered about that patent statement as well. 2-3 years is normal could take longer! They could just put "patent pending" on the parts and be protected retroactively when thier patent is approved. You do not have to actually have the patent approval to be protected. The "patent pending" protects you until you are approved. But if your patent eventually is denied, then you have no protection.
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