Provisional Application
A Provisional patent application is one that can still be filed irrespective of it being in the experimentation stage or initial stages of finalizing on the invention.
Benefits of Provisional Application
- Minimal Information Required
- Established Right Early
- Assess Market Potential
- Get an efficient short term solution
- Secure an extra year of protection
Provisional Application An Overview
The patent application consists of several details to be filled. It can either be filed in the beginning with merely the provisional specifications, or entirely with the complete specifications [laid down in Schedule I]. A Provisional patent application is one that can still be filed irrespective of it being in the experimentation stage or initial stages of finalising on the invention. The filing of such an application helps the inventor to establish a priority date of the invention. However, it is important that the complete specifications must be filed within 12 months from the date of filing of the provisional application
Provisional Patent Filing Process in India
- Invention Disclosure Form (IDF) Preparation
- Invention Consolidation
- Novelty Search
It helps you to identify new technical features that are not used by anyone else and is unique
- Patent Specification Preparation
A patent specification determines the strength of the prospective patent to be granted. We prepare the patent specification once the novelty of the invention is verified.
- Forms Preparation
- Filing A Patent Application
How to Write a Provisional Patent?
It include some of the following requirements:
- A written and precise description of the invention
- Drawings or any other painted figures that promote the invention
- Text that describes the drawings and figures figures
- Your name
- Contact information
- Provisional application for the cover sheet
Requirement for the provisional application for a patent
- A written description of the invention
- Necessary illustrations of the invention
- The names of all the inventors
- The filing fee
- A cover sheet or electronic filing of the patent for identifying
- The application is a provisional patent application
- Inventor name and residence
- Title of the invention , correspondence address
- Name and registration number of an attorney or agent
How to write a provisional patent application?
Steps includes
- Step 1.
Review and compare the existing patents
- Step 2.
Download Form 1 and Form 2 form the Indian patent office website
- Step 3.
Fill the suitable details including the title of the invention and name of the applicant and inventors
- Step 4.
Write about the patent that has been invented or the ones that are in the application process
- Step 5.
Divide the application into segments
- Step 6.
Organize the document’s contents in order of importance
- Step 6.
Organize the document’s contents in order of importance
- Step 7.
Pay the relevant fees
TYPES OF PATENT
- 1. Utility patent
- 2. Design patent
- 3. Plant patent
Can The Idea Be Patented?
Yes you can patent an idea only if the idea has the potential to be performed and one knows the method and process for its working, because in this case the idea has the possibility to change into an invention . Although not all the abstract ideas can be patented . One can apply by filling the provisional application and later can work on the idea with a technique for its performance within 12 months of filing the form
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Frequently Asked Question
A provisional application is an application followed by Indian Patent law, which can be filed when the invention is still in the experimentation stage
Yes
This application buys time for the inventor to assess and analyze the market potential before providing any specification
The whole process is completely online
Within 18 months from the date of filling of application
Provisional application is not entitled to right of priority
No, it is only allowed in non-provisional application
The elements are-
- Description of invention (written)
- Name and contact information
- Lawyer’s name and contact information invention
- Figures or illustration to support your
Yes
Depending upon the number of inventors involved in the invention, it can be one or multiple.