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Full Patent Protection vs. a Provisional Patent Application

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

A provisional patent application is temporary and only lasts one year before a non-provisional patent application must be filed, or the application will lapse and expire. In that case, skipping the provisional patent application and going straight to a non-provisional utility patent application may be a cost-saving measure. .

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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.” For example, under U.S. ” 35 U.S.