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Plain answers on provisional patents.
What a provisional costs, how its twelve months run, and what it lets you say. Every figure checked against its source.
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Provisional Patent Cost in 2026: USPTO Fees by Entity Size
The USPTO charges one fee to file a provisional application, set by entity size. The fee codes, who qualifies as small or micro, the size fee, what drafting adds, and the utility fees later.
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The Provisional Patent Deadline: What Happens at 12 Months
A provisional application is pending for 12 months, with no extensions. What months 12 and 14 mean, the support a utility filing needs, foreign filing, weekends and patent term.
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What Does Patent Pending Mean? What It Does and Doesn’t Do
Two words on a box or a deck, defined: what the USPTO says “patent pending” means, when it is accurate, why a provisional stays confidential, provisional rights, and false marking.