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2. Provisional application - Wikipedia

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   A provisional application is a patent application filed at the intellectual property offices of some countries. It does not mature into an issued patent and is deemed abandoned one year after its filing. It is used to secure a filing date for a subsequent non-provisional patent application claiming priority of the provisional application.

3. Patent application - Wikipedia

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   Exemplary PCT procedure, with a U.S. provisional application as a first filing. The PCT system enables an applicant to file a single patent application in a single language. The application, called an international application, can, at a later date, lead to the grant of a patent in any of the states contracting to the PCT. [5]

4. Divisional patent application - Wikipedia

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   Before the European Patent Office (EPO), divisional applications can be filed under Article 76 EPC. A European divisional application is a new application which is separate and independent from the parent application unless specific provisions in the European Patent Convention (EPC) require something different. [4]

5. United States patent law - Wikipedia

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   However, patent term adjustment or extension are possible if the USPTO fails to issue a patent within 3 years after filing the full application, subject to various conditions on the applicant. [29] [circular reference] The rules for drafting and filing a patent application are set out in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP).

6. Glossary of patent law terms - Wikipedia

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   The filing date of a patent application is the date the patent application was filed in one or more patent offices, i.e. the date on which that application is legally accepted at the patent office. That date is typically the date on which the documents are deposited at the office, but may be later if there are defects in the documents.

7. Electronic Filing System (USPTO) - Wikipedia

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   All users could file new applications for accelerated examination, design patents, design patent reissues, international applications for filing in the US receiving office, provisional applications, reexamination requests, utility patents under 35 U.S.C. § 111(a), utility patent reissues, U.S. National Stage applications under 35 U.S.C. § 371 ...