_Many individual inventors don't have the $5,000-10,000 or more necessary
to order a patent search and to pay a patent attorney or agent to draft
and file a regular patent application, and they can't do these complex
legal tasks themselves.
If some temporary protection is desired for an invention short of a regular patent search and application, a Provisional Application for Patent will give you one year to decide whether to proceed further at much less expense.
A Provisional Application _will_not_ ever become a patent, it _will_not_ ever be examined and you _must_ file another complete application within one year to continue any protection. But a provisional _will_ establish your "priority date" for the invention and _will_ allow you to market your invention as "Patent Pending" for one year.
A Provisional Patent is _not_ appropriate for all inventors or inventions. But if you are interested in learning more about how it can cost much less than a regular application, please e-mail me for further consultation, for which there is no fee.
Thank you for an opportunity to be of service.
Jeffrey Spangler
Registered Patent Agent No. 38,316
[email protected]
If some temporary protection is desired for an invention short of a regular patent search and application, a Provisional Application for Patent will give you one year to decide whether to proceed further at much less expense.
A Provisional Application _will_not_ ever become a patent, it _will_not_ ever be examined and you _must_ file another complete application within one year to continue any protection. But a provisional _will_ establish your "priority date" for the invention and _will_ allow you to market your invention as "Patent Pending" for one year.
A Provisional Patent is _not_ appropriate for all inventors or inventions. But if you are interested in learning more about how it can cost much less than a regular application, please e-mail me for further consultation, for which there is no fee.
Thank you for an opportunity to be of service.
Jeffrey Spangler
Registered Patent Agent No. 38,316
[email protected]