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Chapter 8: Should You File a Provisional Patent Application First?
As we discussed in Chapter 4, a provisional patent application can be filed as a stepping stone toward a utility patent.
A well-written provisional will establish priority for you, just the same as if you had filed a utility patent application.
You’ll keep this priority as long as you file a utility patent application that refers to the provisional within one year of the provisional filing date.
Once you file a provisional, you can legitimately tell others that your invention is “Patent Pending”—just the same as if you had filed a utility patent application…
Here’s What You’ll Learn In This Chapter:
- What Are Some Advantages of Filing a Provisional Application First?
- What Disadvantages Are There to Filing a Provisional Application First?
- What’s In, What’s Out, and Why
- What Is Necessary to Obtain a Filing Date?
- The Potential Value of a Provisional
- Draft-It-Yourself or Drafted by Your Attorney?
- Filing Your Provisional
- Allow Adequate Time to Start the Utility Application before the Filing Deadline
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