patent pending
Used as a label on products or in documentation to indicate that a patent application has been filed but not yet granted.
This product has a 'patent pending' sticker on it.
Refers to a patent itself, while 特許申請中 describes the pending status of a patent application.
Similar label for a trademark application that is still under examination.
Compound of 特許 (patent) + 申請 (application) + 中 (in the process of). The phrase is a direct translation of the English 'patent pending'.