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submitting a completed non-provisional patent application as a provisional patent application
I have hired a lawyer to draft a non-provisional utility patent application.
When it is completed, could I submit it as a provisional patent instead?
Whenever I am ready, I will then convert the ...
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How often are there multiple patent applications for the same invention filing almost simultaneously?
What percentage of utility patent applications are rejected because the examiner was able to find prior art that the attorney did not find because the application for the prior art was not published ...
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How long after filing a non-provisional patent application will your invention be published?
What is the point of publishing an invention before it is granted? What if it never gets granted?
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What are the decision points associated with filing a USPTO NPA?
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A utility provisional has been filed last year. I intend to file a utility patent application: the USPTO indicates that once I have all my pdf files ready for submission to call the USPTO ...
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When would an entity decide to convert a provisional application to a non-provisional application
For the sake of simplicity, I will limit the scope to utility patents. In what scenarios would it be advantageous for an entity to convert a provisional utility application to a non-provisional ...
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I Abandoned my Non-Provisional Patent Application - What Now?
I unintentionally abandoned my non-provisional patent application because I ended up in a still-pending legal dispute with the attorney who filed that application on my behalf (I since have filed a ...
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Micro, Small, Provisional, Non-Provisional
We have designed a new soft technique (algorithm) and we want to file it. The USPTO website is very complicated for tracing the correct answers, and it needs professionals like you. We have some basic ...
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What is the process for filing a continuation-in-part?
I need someone to provide me with a detailed explanation for the process for filing a continuation in part within one year of originally filing for a patent. I know you pay the same fees as you did ...