Re:Filing a provisional patent -- a lawyer tells me $5,000.
by pixcavator on Monday April 09, 2007 @11:43AM
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No-one actually reads provisional applications. Just write up everything you've got, include disks etc, and send it to PTO - pay only $100 fee.
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Re:Filing a provisional patent -- a lawyer tells me $5,000.
by rms on Monday April 09, 2007 @07:39PM
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But lets say that I want to have more information, more inventions, even, in the final patent. Am I limited at all by the corresponding provisional patent or is it irrelevant?
Re:Filing a provisional patent -- a lawyer tells me $5,000.
by pixcavator on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @01:18PM
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As far as I understand, your provisional patent will come into play only if a priority issue arises. For example, someone files a related patent after your provisional but before your full application. That's the way my lawyer explained it to me.