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My understanding is that you have 1 year from the first time you publicize the invention to file your provisional. For international patents, though, this is no
by rgrieselhuber 18y ago
My understanding is that you have 1 year from the first time you publicize the invention to file your provisional. For international patents, though, this is not the case; you need to do it right away.
I am also not a lawyer.
- rgrieselhuber 18y agoPerhaps voting down is one way of saying that the above information is incorrect. It would be more helpful, however, to provide the correct information.
- frankus 18y agoAccording to a couple of books I've read, the 1-year rule applies in the US, but if you're interested in foreign patents, you have to keep your design under wraps until after you have applied for the patents, at least in several important jurisdictions.