Patent Pending was originally scheduled to play on May 20 at The 2012 Bamboozle Festival in Asbury Park , New Jersey following a spring touring schedule supporting Bowling For Soup , however on May 18 the band was named Billboard '' s " Dreamseaker Artist of the Year " after winning a battle of the bands competition at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada , securing a live performance slot at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards on ABC . The band was replaced by This Good Robot for its May 20 performance at Bamboozle Festival . Patent Pending played select dates on the 2012 Vans Warped Tour over the summer on the Ourstage.com Stage from July 6 – 12 and July 21 , as well as supporting on a subsequent tour with the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus . The band was also included on the Crappy Records compilation '' Have a Crappy Summer '' , on which they released a new song , " These Pools Were Made for Hopping "
2012 Billboard Music Awards
2012 Billboard Music Awards
Patent Pending (band)