Provisional Patent Example – Free Download of example provisional patent applications
Finding a provisional patent example is different because provisional patent applications (ppas) are not published or available on google like a regular utility (non-provisional) patents. A full non-provisional patent application will get published about 18 months after you file it. A provisional patent application will remain secret unpublished (i.e. you cannot find it through Google). This is either an advantage or a disadvantage of a provisional patent application depending on your goals. If you want to learn more about a provisional vs. a non-provisional please read this post.
There is a trick to finding provisional patent samples
The trick to finding a provisional patent examples is to find a non-provisional utility patent that is published and then accessing that through the USPTO website and within that page there will be a link to view the provisional. I have included some examples below.
Provisional Patent Example 1
Title: NOVEL POSITIONING AND APPLICATION DEVICE…
Download Provisional Patent Application Example 1 -Here is the application that was filed.
Download Issued Patent – This link is for the issued patent (note we are the ones who argued with the patent office to get this patent allowed for the inventor).
Example 2
Title: CAMERA MOUNT
Download Provisional Patent Example-2 – Here is the application that was filed.
Download Issued Patent – This link is for the issued patent (note we got this one approved for the inventor)
Example 3
Title: CONTROL DEVICE FOR A SWING
Download Provisional Patent Example 3 – Here is the application that was filed. (not by us)
Download Issued Patent – This link is for the issued patent
Example 4
Title: BERTHING METHOD AND SYSTEM
Download Provisional Patent Example 4 – Here is a MS Word version of an application which started off as a provisional patent application and was converted to a non-provisional (note: this is not the best way to do this).
Download Issued Patent – This link is for the issued patent
Here is video showing you how you can find your own free examples on the USPTO website
If you look at the examples above, a provisional patent application should look exactly like a regular non-provisional application so its a lot easier to search for those and use those as your template or guide. If you want to learn how to search patents, I wrote an short guide here: How to Search Provisional Patents and I made a youtube short (my kids were so impressed/embarrassed):
The parts of a provisional patent application should be:
- The specification (the written description of your invention)
- The figures (show what your invention looks like)
- The transmittal letter or cover sheet (this shows who the inventors are and who is filing the application)
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By Brad Fach
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