What is a Provisional Patent Application?

Patent filing helps you protect your invention from third parties. Once you file the patent application, it undergoes scrutiny by the examiner at the patent office which examines your application and then decides whether to pass it or not. However, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued you a document, Provisional Patent Application.[…]

What is a PCT Patent Application?

Patent protection grants an individual, organization, research institution, etc. the legal rights over their invention. It lets inventor claim his invention exclusively and prevents competitors from using his invention on their name. However, patent protection is area specific, i.e. you get patent grant only in the country under which you file its patent application. Thus,[…]

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