Re: PPA's

Subject: Re: Re: PPA's

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: : When filing a provisional application for patent validity purposes I realise it must be written to fully support the scope of the claims to give the protection desired, but what are the problems that may occur? Is there a fine line between the disclosed subject matter in the PPA and that of the RPA? Also who decides on the validity of the subject matter? : : I have recently been informed that the changes can be made to the subject matter of the PPA within the year and in which you don't lose the earlier filing date. I feel this is a grey area. I challenge anyone to be give a solid conclusive answer substantiated by fact, or atleast put me in the right direction. : Dear David, : The provisional application must fully support the claims of the NPA. : Changes can be made but there may be risks if they were not in the original provisional. : I am professionally sceptical about what a do-it-yourselfer can acheive in getting a GOOD patent. : I've only met one or two non lawyer inventors who really know what they were doing. Even Jerry Lemelson the most patented person to date, who got $200M for his patents could not write a good application. : I was astounded when he turned a case he had written over to me to find out that as a genius he was but couldn't write a decent patent application. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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