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Provisional
Patent Application (PPA) includes a description of your
invention and a drawing. Although a PPA is filed with the USPTO, it is
never made public, and it expires after one year. A PPA allows you to
claim patent pending and it sets a priority date for filing of a regular (non-provisional)
patent application. |
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A utility As
defined by the US PTO, a Utility Patent is "a property right granted by
the Government of the United States of America to an inventor to
exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the
invention throughout the United States or importing the invention into
the United States for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure
of the invention when the patent is granted." |
