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When the Patent Examiner has determined that a patent application has met the statutory requirements for patentability the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will issue a "Notice of Allowance." This indicates that the patent will "issue" at some future date.
A written communication from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office indicating that a patent application has been allowed.
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