Enablement is a means of establishing that you, the applicant, have a clear conception of the innovation or subject matter of the invention. Conception is key. There is no requirement for constructing, programming, or prior use of the invention needed to demonstrate enablement. The only requirement is to establish that you conceived of the invention. There are ways to obtain the rights to the invention from someone who initially invented it like designers, developers, or engineers. To learn more about who is an inventor check out our Inventorship Video.
Provisional
A provisional patent application can provide a means of inexpensive patent protection and secure a priority date for a non-provisional patent. This is particularly important in the U.S. because patent rights are determined by the first inventor to disclose or file on an invention, not the first inventor to conceive of the invention.
A provisional patent application is a 12-month place-holder for a utility patent. The USPTO allows you to label your invention…
One provisional may serve the basis to as many non-provisionals as you would like. As long as you file at…
I usually get asked the question: If I rush to convert my provisional to a non-provisional patent filing, does that…
A provisional patent application filing receipt indicates that the USPTO has granted you a patent priority date. The patent priority…
If an inventor disclosed his/her invention to his partners/university/employer, probably had some form of public disclosure, but did not have…
I am creating a social media app. Do I have to patent the process of what the app does? To…
In the US, provisional patent applications are kept as confidential documents, away from public availability. There is no publically accessible…
I have a provisional patent filed, and I am speaking at a Conference about my invention. However, at the conference,…