Do Provisional Patent Applications Require Drawings?
Inventors often file a provisional patent application to obtain an early filing date but don’t spend enough time preparing and thinking about the consequences of having a weak provisional patent…
Can a Provisional Patent Application be Amended?
Inventors and applicants often file a provisional patent application prior to filing a regular patent application with the USPTO. Applicants often to do this because of the cost of filing…
Does a Provisional Patent Need Claims?
If you’re working on your invention, you may want to file a provisional patent with the USPTO as a placeholder in time until you’re ready to file a regular, nonprovisional…
Can a Provisional Patent be Extended?
Many inventors often choose to file a provisional patent in place of a regular, nonprovisional patent because provisional patents are less expensive and require less preparation than filing a nonprovisional…
