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Posted by James Ivey on September 28, 2003 at 13:48:35:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Patent questions posted by DB on September 27, 2003 at 19:11:28:

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: Thank you for taking the time to reply.

You're welcome.

: ... However, I did find some information regarding Provisional Patents that may be useful. Given the cost of obtaining a patent on a process with such a limited application it may be beneficial to protect the idea for a minimal cost and then present it to the perspective company to determine their interest.

Provisional applications are virtually useless. Don't bother. The reasons are difficult to explain in the space alotted here. For more detail on why I think they're useless, look over there.

The short answer is that provisional applications are ineffective for the most common reasons that people want them.

I hope that's helpful.

Regards.

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: {big snip} : : Thank you for taking the time to reply. : You're welcome. : : ... However, I did find some information regarding Provisional Patents that may be useful. Given the cost of obtaining a patent on a process with such a limited application it may be beneficial to protect the idea for a minimal cost and then present it to the perspective company to determine their interest. : Provisional applications are virtually useless. Don't bother. The reasons are difficult to explain in the space alotted here. For more detail on why I think they're useless, look over <a href="http://www.iveylaw.com/index.php?option=faq&task=viewfaq&artid=4&Itemid=5" target="_blank">there</a>. : The short answer is that provisional applications are ineffective for the most common reasons that people want them. : I hope that's helpful. : Regards. : {more cut}

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