Generally, provisional patent applications are never officially published by the U.S. Patent Office and most other patent offices. However, their subsequent, corresponding non-provisional patent applications may be published. As such, a published non-provisional application or issued patent may make reference to a provisional application by title, assigned serial (government reference) number for the application, and […]
Patent Applications
How to cite or showcase a provisional patent application?
When preparing their pitch decks for investors, venture capitalists, marketing and recruiting key players, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and tech companies often ask: “How to cite or showcase a provisional patent application? “ Quick answer: Ideally “Patent Pending” on the pitch deck is good enough. The moment a provisional United States Patent Application is filed in […]
What is a Provisional Patent Application?
A U.S. provisional patent application is one that can sometimes be quickly and cheaply filed to obtain a filing date for an invention. Under today’s “first-to-file” system, the first of two competing independent inventors (e.g both invented similar products) to file a patent application and obtain a filing date prevails over the other inventor who […]
How to check the status of a patent application?
How can one check the status of a U.S. patent application? Well, that depends on whether the patent application has been published or not. In the simplest case, U.S. patent applications are published 18 months after filing. The 18 month timeframe may be shorter if the patent application validly claims priority to the filing date […]