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February 6, 2018

Things To Do When Your Provisional Patent Application Has Nearly Lapsed

Because I strongly believe in the importance of testing the market, I’m a big proponent of provisional patent applications. Obtaining a non-provisional patent can easily cost […]
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February 6, 2018

Don’t File That Patent Yet. File A Provisional Patent Application First.

Speed to market is paramount today. Whether you are a creative person, inventor, entrepreneur, startup, medium-sized enterprise, or Fortune 500 company, there’s no doubt that filing […]
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February 14, 2018

When is best to use a provisional patent application?

By Gene Quinn In many, if not most or even nearly all, situations the invention as you initially conceive of it will not be the invention […]
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May 7, 2019

Free: Learn how to draft your patent application

Act Now THE INVENTORS ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA MOVING FORWARD Free at the Patent and Trademark Resource Center The State of Arizona Research Library’s Patent and Trademark […]
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June 11, 2019

Free: Learn how to file your patent application using EFS-Web

THE INVENTORS ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA MOVING FORWARD Free at the Patent and Trademark Resource Center Located at Our State Library The State of Arizona Research Library’s […]
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