Provisional Patent Application

A provisional patent application allows you to establish a priority date for your invention before the complete specification is ready. It gives you 12 months to develop your invention fully, conduct commercial testing, and file the complete specification — while your priority date is protected.

Key Benefits

• Establishes priority date immediately — critical for "first to file" system
• Gives 12 months to develop invention and file complete specification
• Lower cost than complete specification — buy time commercially
• Can use "Patent Pending" notice from filing date
• Allows you to test market response before full investment

Provisional vs. Complete Application

Documents Required

• Inventor's name, address, and nationality
• Title of invention
• Description of the invention (drawings welcome)
• Abstract summarising the invention
• Applicant's PAN and Aadhaar / incorporation documents

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