Provisional Patent
You can get "patent pending" status for a year to protect your rights, and get a priority filing date.
File a provisional patent
You can begin to market your invention as patent pending immediately
Patent pending status protects you against someone else registering something like yours.
Get a filing date before others for one year allowing you time to complete your invention and utility patent application.
An attorney versed in intellectual property will walk you through the application process step by step.
With help, you get to work with an illustrator to create technical drawings. You will also have an option to work with an independent attorney or agent to prepare the application.
We'll submit your completed application with the patent and trademark office.
Completion and filing of your provisional application
Digitization and color adjustment of your technical drawings
Optional professional preparation, help with technical drawings, and more (additional fees apply)
A provisional patent application protects your rights to your invention for up to a year. This gives you time to perfect it, and complete your application for a utility patent. It essentially holds your place in line with the patent and trademark Office so no one else can get the rights to the invention by filing a patent before you.
Here is a list of the important information we will need to get you set.
Title of the invention
Names and addresses of all inventors
Correspondence address
U.S. government interest/ownership (if applicable)
Background of the invention
Summary of the invention
Detailed description of the invention
Drawings of the invention (optional but highly recommended)
You'll have one year from the date your provisional application is filed to finish your official utility patent application. You cannot extend this time or file another provisional application for the same invention.
No, provisional applications are for utility patents only.
A utility patent protects how an invention works. A design patent protects how a product looks. Some inventions may qualify for design and utility patent protection, if both the design and the function are unique, and the design doesn't affect the function.
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