Discover how a Provisional Patent Application protects your invention with the "patent pending" label and learn about its benefits, limitations, and filing process with the USPTO.

Speed to market is paramount today. Whether you are a creative person, inventor, entrepreneur, startup, medium-sized enterprise, or Fortune 500 company, there’s no doubt that filing intellectual ...

There are several advantages and disadvantages associated with using a Provisional Patent Application, or PPA, instead of filing a regular utility application. Advantages – Lower government fees and ...

Because I strongly believe in the importance of testing the market, I’m a big proponent of provisional patent applications. Obtaining a non-provisional patent can easily cost upwards of $15,000. And ...

I think inventors should try writing their own provisional patent applications, even if they end up hiring a patent attorney to write the final version. Why? Because committing your thoughts to paper ...

It was just another hot, humid and lazy day in the south of Spain when Joe Watson had a eureka moment. "I was sitting in Seville having a drink and some tapas, and an old Spanish guy was painting a ...

In order to facilitate access for small business entities and startups to the patent protection of their inventions, the French Patent Office recently presented a draft of an amendment to the French ...

Most people believe that in order to become successful at inventing, they must simply patent, prototype, test, and then market their inventions. But this advice is incomplete and outdated, at best.