There are several advantages and disadvantages associated with using a Provisional Patent Application, or PPA, instead of filing a regular utility application. Advantages – Lower government fees and ...

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 upwards of $15,000. And ...

The German parliament recently passed the Approval Act (the Act) regarding the planned European Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the protocol on a UPC on provisional application (PPA). The Act was ...

On 18 January 2022, the ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (PPA) by the Austrian Parliament was notified to the Council of the European ...

I think inventors should try writing their own provisional patent applications, even if they end up hiring a patent attorney to write the final version. Why? Because committing your thoughts to paper ...

In order to facilitate access for small business entities and startups to the patent protection of their inventions, the French Patent Office recently presented a draft of an amendment to the French ...

There have only been a few UPC developments this month, but they have been big ones. Bulgaria brought the UPC system much closer to becoming a reality this month and the UK emphasised its commitment ...