| Product Concept When you have an idea for a new product or an upgrade to an existing product on the market, it is recommended to first, before discussing, disclosing or explaining your idea/invention to any one to do the following. This option is recommended of filing a provisional application for patent which was designed to provide a lower-cost first patent filing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The filing fee is $105.00 plus the cost of preparing the application with a Patent Attorney, Patent Agent or other. After receiving confirmation of the application, you can at your own discretion, disclose to investors and others, but before have all parties sign a Non-Disclosure Non-Compete Agreement. A provisional application for patent (provisional application) has a pendency lasting 12 months from the date the provisional application is filed. The 12-month pendency period cannot be extended. Therefore, an applicant who files a provisional application must file a corresponding non-provisional application for patent (non-provisional application) during the 12-month pendency period of the provisional application in order to benefit from the earlier filing of the provisional application. For all the information link to www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/provapp.htm Business Concept
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