That Is Mine!

By Greg Pierce
Provisional Patent Application is a temporary application file by an inventor or his assignee in the United States Patent Office (USPO) to acquire probationary rights for his own invention or ideas by blocking certain acts of counterfeit. To acquire provisional patent, there are a number of things to be considered to get a quick approval, one of which is to ensure that a blueprint should be made prior initiating the entire process.

On the other hand, provisional patent application provides a specific venue to thoroughly develop a distinct invention for a reasonable span time. Aside from that, it also serves as a backbone that drives inventors to package, examine and search for possible markets before being loaded with increasing expenses and headaches as one would aim to gain full rights to execute the entire application process.

Provisional patent is not enough to provide monopoly of rights for the inventors. It will only generate a priority date as well as temporary security within 12 months to prevent public disclosure. However, the advent of provisional patent paves the way for inventors to protect their invention while the application for regular patent is still on process. More so, application for claim of exclusive rights assures clients that the inventor is extracting the best possible ways to optimize a certain invention before it will be sold in the market.

There are many things to consider before filing a Provisional Patent to the USPO. One of which is the provision that all necessary information should be provided in details regarding the use and benefits of a particular invention and that the invention is distinct from other ideas, products or services which are previously patented by other inventors or their assignees.

Several countries around the globe already recognize the need for provisional applications such as Australia, Japan, UK, China, USA, Philippines, New Zealand and many more to prevent illegal claims in the future. However, it should be emphasized publicly that to gain full rights, a complete application must be filed on or before the 12-month probation period since its initial date of filing. When the blueprint for application is properly compiled and managed, the entire process will be smoothly ironed out.

With Provisional patent, an inventor is secured that his rights are still in his scope even before the completion of his invention. The actual process and information of a particular invention will remain confidential to the general public for some considerable reasons. With this, inventors will have the chance to develop and repackage his invention to generate much advantage against other competitors in the industry.