Provisional Patent

Provisional Patent Overview

While applying for  patent registration, one of the important legal documents to be filed is the provisional or complete specification. Specification may be filed either as a provisional or as a complete. A provisional specification is filed along with a patent application if the applicant feel that the invention has reached a stage wherein it can be disclosed on paper, but has not attained the final stage. Provisional specification is filed along with a patent application to secure a priority date for the application over any other application which could be filed in respect of the same invention being developed concurrently.