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February 12, 2008 by Dane Carlson | 1 Comment

According to Wikipedia, a provisional patent application is

a provisional application for patent is a type of national application for patent filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), but which does not mature into an issued patent unless further steps are taken by the applicant.

It is a patent application with a specification, i.e. a description, and optional drawing(s) of an invention, but does not require a formal patent claims, inventors’ oaths or declarations, or any information disclosure statement (IDS).

Because no examination of the patentability of the application is performed, the fee for filing a provisional patent application is much lower than a standard non-provisional patent application. A provisional application can establish an early filing date in a later patent application, so that if there is ever a question as to who patented something first there’s a record on file.

The Do-It-Yourself Provisional Patent is a 1-hour instructional video taught by Andrew Knight, J.D., Registered Patent Agent. Andrew Knight is a graduate of MIT and Georgetown Law, a university instructor, and the inventor of 13 issued U.S. patents and 15 pending patent applications. The free course covers everything you need to know to write your own provisional patent application, including:

• Differences between provisional and nonprovisional applications, including fees, rights, and benefits
• Creating drawings and figures
• Writing a thorough description that will provide proper support for a future nonprovisional application
• Drafting a provisional patent application with an eye toward future claim drafting
• Aspects of U.S. Patent Law that dictate how you draft the application
• Filling out the necessary forms and paperwork
• Enabling your invention to become “patent pending” in one day

Andrew’s video course also covers specific examples, mistakes to avoid, and strategies. The videos will teach you, in an easy-to-understand, step-by-step format, how to get your invention patent pending and how to write and submit a provisional patent application on your invention.

The hour-long video is broken into 20 parts. They are below.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Part 13

Part 14

Part 15

Part 16

Part 17

Part 18

Part 19

Part 20

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