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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Value of a Provisional Patent

Do you wonder about the usefulness of a provisional patent?  Well, take a look at the opinion in this posting:

The Benefits of a Provisional Patent Application - IPWatchdog.com ...

http://www.ipwatchdog.com Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:15:11 GMT

Of course, a provisional patent application must be understood as nothing more than the first step toward receiving a patent. Ultimately you will need to file a nonprovisional patent application in order to obtain a patent in the ...

It truly is the first step toward a REAL patent; but you have to start somewhere.

As these fellows clearly understand.  The Arkados people have asked for a peg in the timeline to prove that they were first.  We'll see if it works out like they want.

Arkados Files Provisional Patent Application for Internet of Things ... - Broadway World

http://news.google.com Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:13:09 GMT

Arkados Files Provisional Patent Application for Internet of Things ...Broadway WorldNEWARK, N.J., Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Arkados Group, Inc. (OTC: AKDS) ('Arkados'), a developer of software solutions for the home automation and energy management ...

On the other hand, a couple of guys are claiming patent rights to pod casting ( see here: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/496/transcript ) and I'm sure they wish they had a provisional patent receipt now as that would go a long way to their claim for royalties.

Make sure you establish your claim in time with a provisional patent receipt.

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