HOW LONG DO PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS LAST?
The USPTO provides a one-year period to convert your provisional patent application into a formal non-provisional patent application.
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Can I Break a Provisional Patent into Multiple Filings?
CAN I USE A SINGLE PROVISIONAL PATENT INTO MULTIPLE NON-PROVISIONAL PATENT FILINGS? One provisional patent application may serve as the basis to as many non-provisional patents as you would like. As long as you file at least one non-provisional within 12 months of the provisional application, you can continue to file additional non-provisional applications claiming…
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The Importance of Provisional Applications in the Patent Process
The Importance of Provisional Applications in the Patent Process Do you have a provisional patent application that you want to convert to a non-provisional patent? As seasoned patent attorneys, we often receive questions on the conversion process and what documents are necessary in order to successfully convert a provisional patent application to a non-provisional patent…
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What Is a Provisional Patent Application?
A Provisional Patent legally establishes the date from which an inventor is entitled patent protection to his or her idea (known as the ‘priority date’) and allows the inventor to describe the idea as “Patent Pending.” Filing a provisional application for patent (commonly known as a Provisional Patent) is the first step in securing patent rights…
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The Importance of a Provisional Filing with the New Patent Laws
Our new patent laws grant the first inventor to file for a patent priority to any patent rights available to that invention. Before, our laws allowed an inventor to prove his date of conception to gain priority to the patent rights, even if the inventor was not the first to file for a patent on…
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Are Figures or Drawings Required for a Provisional Patent?
Figures or drawings are not always required for a provisional patent. However, if figures or drawings are necessary for a person of ordinary skill in the field of your invention to understand your invention, then they are required for a provisional patent.
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Patent Expiration – Should You Reapply on Your Provisional?
Patent Expiration – Should You Reapply on Your Provisional? I have not started manufacturing and my provisional patent application has expired. Should I re-apply for a provisional patent or apply for a full utility patent? Once a provisional patent application has expired, you may refile the same provisional application on condition that you have not…
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Should I Do a Patent Search before a Provisional Patent?
Patent Rights: Should Patent Search Come Before Provisional Patent? “Do you recommend doing a patent search before applying for a provisional patent or should you do the provisional patent right away? I have a product that is already on the market, and want to know if it has an active patent. Thanks for your time.”…
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When Should I Get a Provisional Patent?
A provisional Application for patent may be filed anytime after your invention is created – once you are able to coherently describe how to make and use it. It is recommended that you file a provisional application before you publicly disclose your invention. In this way, you can publicly disclose your invention and put the…
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What’s the Difference between a Provisional Patent and a Non-Provisional Patent Application?
A patent grants an inventor rights to exclude others from making, using, or selling the idea claimed in the patent for a period of 20 years. A non-provisional patent application begins the examination process to determine if an idea is eligible for patent grant. This examination process (known as “Patent Prosecution”) can be long, highly…
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