What is a provisional patent application (PPA)?
What is a provisional patent application? If your goal is to obtain a utility patent, a provisional patent application (PPA)…
What to do after filing a provisional patent application
Next steps after filing a provisional patent application So you’ve filed a provisional patent application. Now what? The next steps…
What does patent pending mean? Can you share your idea?
Should I share my idea before applying for a patent? It’s almost never to your benefit to disclose your concept before…
Can a provisional patent application be filed in a foreign language?
Can a provisional patent application be filed in a non-English language? Provisional patent applications with non-English specifications can be filed…
Are Provisional Patent Applications Published or Made Publicly Available?
Are provisional patent applications published? No, a provisional patent application is not published or examined by the USPTO. However, they…
Provisional vs. nonprovisional patent application: What are differences?
What are the differences between provisional and nonprovisional patent applications? A nonprovisional patent application is normally considered the regular utility…