provisional patent application
- A preliminary step for getting a patent in the U.S. that allows establishing an early filing date, does not require a formal claim or disclosure of prior art, and expires after one year
- Filing a provisional patent application is a common initial step towards securing a patent.
- Filing a provisional patent application gives the inventor the right to use the term 'Patent Pending.'
- After one year, the provisional patent application automatically becomes void if not followed up with a non-provisional application.
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