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title: "The patent.click blog"
description: "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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# 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.

## [Provisional Patent Cost in 2026: USPTO Fees by Entity Size](https://patent.click/blog/provisional-patent-cost)

Cost · October 8, 2026 · 9 min read · [markdown](https://patent.click/blog/provisional-patent-cost.md)

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.

## [The Provisional Patent Deadline: What Happens at 12 Months](https://patent.click/blog/provisional-patent-12-month-deadline)

Deadline · October 8, 2026 · 9 min read · [markdown](https://patent.click/blog/provisional-patent-12-month-deadline.md)

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.

## [What Does Patent Pending Mean? What It Does and Doesn’t Do](https://patent.click/blog/what-does-patent-pending-mean)

Patent pending · October 8, 2026 · 8 min read · [markdown](https://patent.click/blog/what-does-patent-pending-mean.md)

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.

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