SHOULD I FILE A PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION?
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SHOULD I FILE A PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION?

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FEATURES

  • Provides simplified filing with a lower initial investment with 12 months to assess the invention’s commercial potential before committing to higher cost of filing and prosecuting a nonprovisional application for patent.
  • Establishes official United States patent application filing date for the invention.
  • Permits authorized use of “Patent Pending” notice for 12 months in connection with the description of the invention.
  • Begins the Paris Convention priority year.
  • Enables immediate commercial promotion of invention with greater security against having the invention stolen.
  • Permits applicant(s) to obtain USPTO certified copies.

SOURCE: USPTO.GOV