A provisional patent application is a type of patent application that allows inventors to secure their intellectual property rights (IPR) while they are still developing their invention. It is a cost-effective way to establish a priority date for an invention and to prevent others from patenting the same invention.
Provisional patent applications are typically less formal than non-provisional patent applications and do not require as much detail. They must, however, include a description of the invention, drawings, and claims. Once a provisional patent application has been filed, the inventor has one year to file a non-provisional patent application.
