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Can a provisional patent applicationl be inherited?
A patent is a personal property and can be inherited as shown in this answer:
Inheritance of enforceable patents .
However what happens if a provisional application is filed. Can an heir claim the invention and file a patent application referencing…
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Is there a way to get international protection on a provisional patent?
Is there a way to get international protection when registering for a provisional patent?
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Are Provisional Applications ever denied filing dates?
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In the US: As I understand it, provisional applications (PPA) are not examined. If this is correct, then are filing dates ever denied? If yes, under what circumstances?
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As I understand it PPA claims are not required. Can…
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Why does the USPTO require that you sign a provisional patent application with an 'S-signature' when this signature can easily be forged?
When signing the provisional patent application form it must be signed with a so called s-signature. Such a signature consists of nothing more then your first, middle and last name encompassed by two / symbols. Such a signature is not unique and can…
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Can a provisional patent be filed based on a prototype needing some refinement?
I have a product idea and working prototype - the fundamental uses and advantages of my product are clear, and I can describe clearly how the prototype is built.
However, it is a somewhat crude prototype and needs work.
The remaining work is minor…
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Clarification of USPTO PPA and foreign (non-US) venues
An excerpt from The Provisional Patent Application: What You Need to Know includes:
most other countries usually base the time for filing a
non-provisional application in their countries on the PPA filing date.
This means that an international…
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Does a provisional patent have to be filed through USPTO?
I have read on the poor mans patent, but I am wondering if there is any legal backing for a idea that was written in a document and stored on a local file system. I do realize that this is faulty because the date and what not can be forged on the…
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Provisional Patent Confidentiality
As I understand it, the USPTO will not examine the provisional patent until the non-provisional is submitted. Once filed with the USPTO is there any reason not to share the provisional application with the public? Family members? Potential…
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How important is the level of disclosure in a provisional application?
When writing a provisional application, do I need to treat it as if I'm drafting a non-provisional? Or can I just explain my invention and send it in, and it will be good as long as the provisional supports it?
I am trying to file my provisional…
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I would like to use this mirror for motorcycle use with different mounting as sold
In reference to the patent: USD247292
I would like to use the mirror with an "L" bracket (manufactured) installed in place of the bar end mount for off-road motorcycle use. "L" bracket would be secured to handle bars using a hose clamp.
Would…
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provisional patent question
My invention is a file folder box and I am inventing the box and the file folders that go into the box. Each could be sold separately, and each can be used by itself without the other and still be helpful and beneficial to the user.
So do I need…
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Provisional application drawings vs non provisional patent drawings
Can the drawings in a provisional application be less detailed than the drawings that will be submitted in a corresponding non-provisional patent as long as there are no material differences between the two? Or is it typical that you use the same…
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Do I renumber the paragraphs in my PPA spec when I add a Cross-Reference section for the regular PA?
Silly question:
I submitted a PPA with my paragraphs numbered in the style [0001], [0002], etc.
Now, I'm submitting a regular patent application claiming the benefit of the PPA. This means I'm adding a section titled "CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED…
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Multiple patents from a single provisional patent application?
I am filing a provisional application for a device that that can be use to improve the operation and performance of a very common item. The device can be designed to be integrated into the design of the item (i.e., a manufacture could produce items…
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What is a coversheet provisional patent application?
A lawyer mentioned that to me. Also he compared it to strategic provisional.
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