How does a provisional application affect public disclosure of an invention?

How does a provisional application affect public disclosure of an invention? Filing a provisional application does not automatically result in public disclosure of your invention. The MPEP 201.04 states: ‘A provisional application will not be published, and, therefore, no publication fee is required.’ This means that your invention remains confidential when you file a provisional…

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What information about patent applications can be disclosed to the public?

The USPTO can disclose limited information about patent applications to the public, as outlined in 37 CFR 1.14(a)(2): Whether the application is pending, abandoned, or patented Whether the application has been published The application’s numerical identifier Whether another application claims benefit of the application This information can only be disclosed if the application is identified…

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