Notice of allowance

Also called: allowance, patent allowed, allowed application

A notice from the patent or trademark office that an application has been approved, pending final fees or steps.

For example: After two rounds of office actions, the founder receives a notice of allowance and pays the fee to have the patent issued.

Connects to 3

Office action Concept
Non-provisional patent Concept
Intellectual property Concept

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