Provisional Path

Most patent apps answer questions. Provisional Path files the paperwork with you, from the first sketch of an idea to the full utility patent application, in the order the USPTO expects it. SEARCH WHAT ALREADY EXISTS Look up any idea across published US patents and patent applications before you write a word. See the closest matches, read their claims, and note exactly where your invention is different. FILE YOUR PROVISIONAL Explain your invention in your own words. Provisional Path turns it into a provisional application, checked against the real patents you found, and you approve every sentence. A screen-by-screen guide walks you through USPTO Patent Center to "patent pending." TURN IT INTO THE FULL APPLICATION Your provisional starts a 12-month clock. Then Provisional Path builds the non-provisional application: - A prior-art check, with the closest patents placed on your disclosure list (IDS) - Claims drafted, challenged by an examiner-style review, and revised - Every claim word traced back to your provisional, so you keep your earlier filing date - Your photos or sketches turned into drawing sheets - Specification, claims and abstract as Word files (no USPTO non-Word surcharge), plus the disclosure list, application data sheet, inventor declaration and micro entity forms NEVER MISS A PATENT DEADLINE A patent calendar keeps your 12-month non-provisional deadline in front of you, with reminders at 90, 60, 30, 14 and 7 days, the day before, and the day it is due. If a date slips, it points you to the steps for restoring your priority date while there is still time. A weekly filing checklist, your attorney-review step and your next course module sit on the same calendar and on your Home Screen widget. LEARN IT AS YOU GO The built-in Patent It Yourself course has seven short modules: whether your idea is patentable, doing your own prior-art search, what a provisional is and isn't, writing a strong disclosure, filing in Patent Center as a micro entity, the non-provisional and its deadline, and life after "patent pending." Finish it to earn a course certificate, which can help you show the patent knowledge the USPTO Pro Bono Program asks for. YOUR INVENTION STAYS YOURS No account to create. Drafting happens on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, or on Apple's Private Cloud Compute. To search US patents, a short description of your idea is sent to the Provisional Path search service, which looks it up in the USPTO's public database. BTS Innovations never sells your invention. PLANS Provisional Path Pro comes weekly, monthly or yearly. Every plan opens with 7 free days. Your Apple Account is billed when those days end, and the plan renews on its own unless you switch off renewal 24 hours or more before the current period is up. Change or end it any time in Settings, under your Apple Account. IMPORTANT Provisional Path helps you prepare your own filing. It is not a lawyer or patent agent and cannot advise you on your legal rights. A registered patent attorney or agent should review your application before you send it. USPTO filing fees are paid to the USPTO and are not included. Terms: https://provisionalpath.com/terms Privacy: https://provisionalpath.com/privacy