But Knoll Pharmaceuticals refused to file an application.
Merck said it was on track to file an application seeking European approval this year.
But it has yet to file an application with the federal Interior Department.
"I can't find a job," said Mr. Fertal, who had stopped at Marshall Field in Chicago to file an application.
Call centers and Web sites have been overwhelmed, leaving frustrated workers sometimes fighting for days to file an application.
Banks typically required borrowers to file an application with two co-signatures for loans of less than $500.
"Even if you've filed a claim form, you have to file an application for the actual domain name," said Jeff Neuman, NeuLevel's director of policy and intellectual property.
Generic companies make the most profits by being the first to file an application with the government to make a low-priced version of a brand-name drug.
Bill Sievers, president of the Douglaston Hill Historical Committee, said his group intended to file an application seeking historic register status for the neighborhood in a few days.
But the young woman so adept with numbers still lacked the Social Security number needed just to file an application for a job or summer internship.
Despite promising last April to build a casino within four months, the court said, Park Place has yet to file an application for the gambling hall there.
