Provisional patent
A provisional application is a brief synopsis disclosing the essence of the nature of the invention. It is the preliminary application that can be filed before filing the complete specification. Filing a provisional patent is very helpful for inventors as it locks the priority date and secures the invention so that no one else can copy it or claim authority over it.
Documents required for provisional patent filing
Title of the invention
Name, address, and nationality of each applicant for the patent.
Address Proof Documents
NOTE: Further documents and scrutiny can be made on a case by case basis which is beyond our control.
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The process to apply for a provisional patent |
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3. Your Assignment Agreement is ready
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Frequently Asked Questions
i) Novelty – invention should be new; and
ii) Inventiveness (Non-obviousness) – needs to have an inventive step that makes the invention unique; and
iii) Usefulness/ Industrial utility – it should not be a mere prototype, it should be working and has to have some use.
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2. The patentee fails to pay the annual renewal fee.
3. The validity of the patent has been successfully challenged by an opponent by filing an opposition.
4. The patent is revoked