Register or Non Register eFiler With USPTO?

[Richardinventor]

When submitting a provisional application for patent online, is it best to register with the USPTO, or OK to do a non registered application? Seems like there are yet more complicated steps involved in creating a registered account.

Is it also OK to use any physical address around the world when filing, or does it have to be a US address?

thanks,
R

[Brad]

Hi Richard,

If you are only filing one provisional patent app. then it is best (easiest) to file as an unregistered account.  If you will be filing more than one, or filing a full non-provisional then I would suggest you register and create an account.

You can use an international (non-US) address.

[Richardinventor]

Ok thanks again Brad, I'd like to think I might invent something else down the road, but knowing how i work, it might be best to take the easy option for now, and when I make all those millions from that invention, I'll just pay you to submit my future patents!

[Brad]

Sounds like a plan!