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PROVISIONAL PATENT

WHAT IS A PROVISIONAL PATENT?

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If the invention is valuable and unique, it is better to patent it as soon

as possible and protect it from other applicants. A patent is an ideal

way to protect ideas and inventions. The provisional patent is filed first to maintain a patent-pending status. This status can only be sustained for a duration of 12 months.


During that time, one can seek out for manufacturers, sell goods or products and additionally get the necessary prototypes developed for upcoming applications.


Since the actual patent has to be filed before the end of 12 months,

it is treated as having been applied on the date when the provisional patent was filed. Moreover, the person will still have a patent protection if someone else is trying to apply for the patent of a similar invention.

It is faster and more affordable and filling up the application is not that complicated.

BENEFITS OF A PROVISIONAL PATENT

Assess Market Potential

The provisional specification assists in reaching the market potential and your invention even before filing a complete specification for permanent patent.

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Early rights on invention

The patent is granted to the person who files it first, rather than the person who discovers it first. The provisional patent permits one to book his/her name against an invention, even before it is final.

Even if an invention is at a temporary phase, a provisional patent only requires to specify the title, field of the invention, its nature, and potential use to file a provisional specification.

Requirements for the provisional patent application:

  • A written description of the invention

  • Any necessary illustrations of the invention

  • The names of all the inventors

  • The filing fee

  • A cover sheet or electronic filing, identifying:

    • ​The application is a provisional patent application

    • Inventor name

    • Inventor residence

    • Title of the invention

    • Correspondence address

    • Name and registration number of an attorney or agent and docket number if it is applicable

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