It is currently only in the initial acceptance stage and cannot receive legal protection. This is mainly based on the following two considerations:
1. It has not yet gone through the preliminary examination, so the possibility of the patent being rejected cannot be ruled out, and , now the Patent Office also conducts preliminary novelty searches for appearance and utility models, and the possibility of rejection increases accordingly.
2. The patent has not been authorized for disclosure, so others have no way of knowing that the technology is patented, so there is no infringement.
As for what you said about rights protection after authorization, it is certainly possible and necessary.
However, before authorization, it is not advisable to alert the enemy too early, but rather to collect evidence first.
As you said, if the infringement has little profit or is still in the implementation stage, you can consider negotiating a solution. If you sue, you will not get much compensation or you can only ask for the elimination of obstruction.