A provisional application for patent (provisional application) is a U.S. national application filed in the USPTO under 35 U.S.C. §111 (b). A provisional application is not required to have a …

Jan 5, 2026 · A provisional patent application is essentially a placeholder with the USPTO. It’s a shorter application with lower filing fees that secures your filing date for 12 months while you …

Dec 9, 2025 · A provisional patent application (PPA) is a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that gives an inventor temporary protection while securing an early filing date.

Jul 3, 2025 · A provisional patent application is a type of patent application filed with the USPTO under 35 U.S.C. § 111 (b) that allows inventors to secure a filing date without a formal patent …

Apr 4, 2025 · A provisional patent application is a type of patent application filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Under US patent laws that went into effect in 2013, an applicant …

Jun 14, 2025 · In this blog post, we’ll walk through the USPTO required provisional patent forms to file a provisional patent application in the U.S., including what they’re for, how to fill them …

What is a provisional patent application? A provisional patent application is a lower-cost, lower-formality way to establish an early filing date for an invention.

To obtain the benefit of the "provisional" filing date, a non-provisional patent application must be filed, claiming benefit of the filing date of one or more specific provisional patent applications, …

Oct 18, 2025 · There are two types of patent applications: provisional and non-provisional. The non-provisional patent application is the one that most people need to use. Provisional patent …

Aug 8, 2025 · Discover how to secure an early priority date for your invention with a provisional patent application. Protect your idea and gain valuable development time. A provisional patent …