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Full Patent Protection vs. a Provisional Patent Application

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

If a provisional application is not followed by a non-provisional patent application claiming priority to the provisional patent application, the disclosure to the patent office will remain unpublished and confidential. For this reason, filing dates are extremely important in patent law.

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Tesla’s Lasers on Vehicle Patent

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Second, if the invention is possibly patentable, a patent attorney will be best situated to determine how to obtain patent protection. Third, a patent attorney will be able to assist inventors and associated parties in navigating the confidentiality obligations that accompany filing a patent application.

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ChatGPT and Intellectual Property (IP) related Topics

LexBlog IP

No, according to various patent offices and patent laws around the world. Patent law, the term “inventor” is defined as an “individual” or “individuals” who “invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention.” Patent law requires at least one human inventor.