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Patent Pending Wins Billboard's Battle of the Bands<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
With pop-punk hooks, fist pumps aplenty and some fancy footwork, Patent Pending, an impossibly high energy \"rag-tag bunch jerks\" from Long Island, NY, earned a golden ticket to perform at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (May 20) after besting five other acts to win the Battle of the Bands showdown. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Hosted by hitmaker Taio Cruz and presented by Chevrolet, the Battle went down Live from Las Vegas' Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Judges included Billboard editorial director Bill Werde, Billboard.com's managing editor Jessica Letkemenn, BBMAs producer Charlie Hagel and Laura Swanson, the executive vice president of media and artist relation for Island Def Jam. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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