What is the meaning of the Status of my submission?
Submitted – This is the initial status of the reference before it is reviewed. Accepted – The submission has been reviewed and has been accepted to the collection of references. Initial points have been awarded. Declined – The submission has not been accepted and will not receive points. A submission is declined (1) if it is already cited in the Study patent(s) or other lists of known prior art, (2) if it is past the latest date for prior art, or (3) if you have already submitted the same reference to the Study. Pending – A submission is marked pending if more work needs to be done to process the submission. For example, it is a foreign language reference, which still needs to be translated. In some cases, the review team will contact you through the Message Center for further information. Known – Another Researcher has submitted the same reference. The submission is still accepted and initial points are awarded.
