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• A decision by a patent office that an applicant is entitled to a patent on an invention. MPEP 1303.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Allowance. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Terms. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/allowance.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Allowance. www.webpatent.com. Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/allowance (accessed: June 6, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Allowance." Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. 6 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/allowance.

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