Applying for a provisional patent
The next step in the process is to file for a provisional patent. A provisional patent can be thought of as a temporary patent while you file for and wait for a full-time utility or design patent. A provisional patent, once issued is what will actually give your product or invention the label of “patent pending”.
The main idea behind a provisional patent is that you can go ahead and start working on your invention and get it out to the market.
You won’t have to maintain the secrecy around it while you wait for a utility patent. A provisional patent is effective in deterring others from copying or counterfeiting your product. It will prevent others from filing a patent for the same product since you are already first in the queue.
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