How to File Patent – US Provisional Application

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Step 1: Complete a draft of your patent application or a record/document of your invention, including written description having sections entitled: Name, Address, Citizenship, Title, Technical Field, Background, Brief Summary, Description of Drawings, Detailed Description, Claims, and Abstract; and drawings. Seek the advice of a Patent Attorney in preparing your US Provisional Patent Application.

Step 2: Prepare a US Provisional Application Cover Sheet. You can locate the USPTO form PTO/SB/16  or search USPTO for keyword ‘forms’.

Step 3: Prepare a US Provisional Application Fee Transmittal. You can locate the USPTO form PTO/SB/17 or search USPTO for keyword ‘forms’.

Step 4: Prepare a US Provisional Application Cover Letter and Post Card along with the documents in the steps above to be Express mailed to the US Patent & Trademark Office. Prepare the Express mail label from the US Postal Service and mail all the above documents to:

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Step 5: Have a Patent Attorney review your entire Provisional Patent Application before you file any documents with the US Patent Office. This document was prepared late 2009 and the rules and procedures change frequently at the US Patent Office.

Step 6: Call or email me Mat Grell US Patent Attorney at 678-373-4747 ext. 100 or mgrell@bgiplaw.com or visit BG IP Law.

How to File Patent – US Provisional Application

Inventor Start Kit™  a step-bystep kit for Inventors.