2241b25e_Intellectual_Property_Glossary__eral_infotech_patent_trademark
[Term] provisional patent application [Definition] a provisional application for patent is a U. S. national application for patent filed in the USPTO under 35 U.S.C. §111(b). It allows filing without a formal patent claim, oath or declaration, or any information disclosure (prior art) statement. It provides the means to establish an early effective filing date in a nonprovisional patent application filed under 35 U.S.C. §111(a) and automatically becomes abandoned after one year. It also allows the term "Patent Pending" to be applied. -- see Provisional Patent Application
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Intellectual Property Glossary
Context general infotech patent trademark