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Most countries require that patent applications be filed before public disclosure of an invention: does it include US provisional patent applications?
Absolutely - that is the main reason provisional applications were created. When the US signed the treaty that changed term from 17 years after grant to 20 years after filing the US saw that a person ...
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How long does it take to get the patent application number after submitting a patent application to the USPTO?
If you use their web-based system it is the instant you push submit. It’s an awkward user interface but they have started charging an extra fee for using paper.
If you follow the rules regarding paper ...
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U.S. provisional application followed by a PCT application (in China, U.S. etc)
With skill on behalf of the applicant this can be done. It is the reason for the Paris Convention.
Under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property a filing in any of the “...
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Provisional patent v. timestamped blockchain evidence as a proof that idea was stolen
How to file early, inexpensively?
Since China and most all other countries are on a first-to-file system, proving when you conceived or perfected an invention is not relevant - only the date you file. ...
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Provisional patent v. timestamped blockchain evidence as a proof that idea was stolen
First off, there is no such thing as a US provisional patent. Only provisional applications. To obtain a US patent, you need to file a non-provisional application and hope it gets granted as a patent. ...
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I invented formulation. provisional patent application filed. if my ex-employee stolen it and misused, what I can do?
In addition to your future patent protection, an employee ordinarily has duties to their employer that their actions may have breached so you may have more immediate remedies than waiting a few years ...
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I invented formulation. provisional patent application filed. if my ex-employee stolen it and misused, what I can do?
Given you filed the provisional application then you can follow that up with a non-provisional within 12 months. Hopefully this gets granted and you can then sue the ex-employee. In any case the ...
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Why does the USPTO require that you sign a provisional patent application with an 'S-signature' when this signature can easily be forged?
I'm guessing, but don't know for sure, that the USPTO is assuming the potential for forgery is acceptable. Many people do not have access to printers and scanners. The use of the forward slashes ...
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What is a coversheet provisional patent application?
An example of this type of filing would be on the even of a public presentation or meeting with potential investors who gave no obligation of confidentiality an inventor realizes they are about to ...
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Difference in documentation between provisional patent and non-provisional patent
The primary difference is the lack of formality requirements in filing a provisional application. Provisionals do not require claims or proper drawings that comply with the standards.
On the other ...
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Can I apply for a patent if the provisional patent is filed by my university?
I'll summarize what was communicated in comments. Whether or not you can take ownership of the invention is based on your contractual relationship with your university. You should ask the university ...
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Refiling PPA of a non-disclosed invention after 12 month - are any changes required?
First, the 12 month deadline was traditionally very strict but now you could file a non-provisional up to month 14 and petition to have the benefit of the provisional be validly claimed as long as the ...
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Double Priorty Claim
Under article 4 of the Paris Convention you can only get priority (for a given subject matter) from the first filed application that discloses that subject matter. Therefore you not only can’t get any ...
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