Provisional Patent Application

Timing is everything. At our firm, we emphasize the importance of filing provisional patent applications before disclosing your invention to any third parties.

A provisional patent application serves as a placeholder, providing a priority date for your invention while you finalize its development and prepare for full patent protection. By filing a provisional application, you establish an early filing date with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), giving you a competitive edge in the race to secure patent rights.

One of the key benefits of filing a provisional patent application is its flexibility. A provisional application allows you to secure your priority date with a less formal and more cost-effective filing.

Filing a provisional patent application before making any public disclosures of your invention is crucial to preserving your patent rights. In the United States, patent law operates on a "first-to-file" system, meaning that the first inventor to file a patent application is generally entitled to patent protection. By filing a provisional application before disclosing your invention to the public, you protect yourself against the risk of losing your rights to someone who files a competing application first.

If you have plan on explaining your product to investors and other partners, we will work to get a filing completed before these discussions. The only way to protect yourself is to proactively filing an application before your invention leaks to the public. This is why we offer next day turnarounds on any provisional application.

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