Patent pending an offense, which permits theoretical damages in the hundreds of millions of dollars for high-volume consumer goods. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act revised section 292 to say that only the United States may sue for that penalty but that a person who has suffered a competitive injury may sue for recovery of damages adequate to compensate for the injury. A provisional application, like any other patent application, also allows the applicant to use the term "patent pending". Numerous characters have assumed the name Pat Pending since at least the 1960s, notably Professor Pat Pending of cartoon series Wacky Races; the
The Savage Dragon (TV series) with three other shows in USA's "Action Extreme Team" programming block: "Street Fighter", "", and "Wing Commander Academy". The episode 21, “Endgame" is part of a four-episode crossover with several other shows that aired as part of the US "Action Extreme Team" programming block: The Savage Dragon (TV series) The Savage Dragon is a half-hour animated television series aired as part of the Cartoon Express on the USA Network. Produced by Universal Cartoon Studios, it ran for 26 episodes from 1995 to 1996 and featured numerous supporting characters from the comic book series, including She-Dragon, Horde, Barbaric, Mako and Overlord.