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I have filed a provisional patent application. Does this mean my invention is now patent pending?
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I have filed a provisional patent application. Does this mean my invention is now patent pending?
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ANSWER from Joanne Hayes-Rines, Founder Inventors Digest
The answer is yes and that is one of the advantages of the provisional patent application. Remember, though, that the provisional expires after one year and if you do not file a complete patent application in that time, you must remove the words "patent pending."



 
















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