A provisional patent application (PPA) is a document issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that helps protect a new invention from being copied during the 12-month period before a ...

Commentary The Hidden Dangers of Provisional Patent Applications and How to Avoid Them Filing a provisional patent application was introduced into U.S. patent law in 1994. The ability to file a ...

In a decision issued today, the Federal Circuit addressed the issue of whether an Examiner can rely on the filing date of a provisional application under pre-AIA 102(e) to support a rejection ...

A provisional patent protects your claim to your innovation for 12 months. Provisional patent applications require drawings and a description of your idea. The application must be in your name or ...

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As one strategy, a startup can file a provisional patent application in the USPTO. A provisional application is a placeholder — it is never examined, and it locks in the priority date for any ...

Foley and Lardner, LLP, Revolutions Medical's patent attorneys, expect this new provisional patent application to result in a family of patent filings on this new vacuum technology. One of the ...