What is the Paris Convention and how does it relate to patent filing?
What is the Paris Convention and how does it relate to patent filing? The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, commonly known as the Paris Convention, is an international treaty that plays a crucial role in patent filing. According to MPEP 213.01: The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property sets forth…
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No, claims are not required for a provisional patent application to receive a filing date. This is explicitly stated in 35 U.S.C. 111(b)(2), which provides that “[a] claim, as required by subsections (b) through (e) of section 112, shall not be required in a provisional application.” The MPEP confirms this by stating: “In addition, 35…
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