Provisional Patent

A short descriptive title — for example "Self-sealing water-bottle cap". A working name is fine.

A paragraph on what it is and how it works — enough for us to scope the drafting. You can refine it with us later.

Provisionals are usually filed at the USPTO (US). Pick the office(s) where you want the early filing date — it gives you 12 months of "patent pending" before the full application is due. Country Guides

Selling, demoing, publishing, or posting it starts a 12-month clock in the US — and can bar protection abroad. This is the most important timing question.

A provisional must convert to a full application within 12 months or the priority date is lost. We diary it and can handle the conversion.

Helps us route to the right patent attorney.

Drawings, sketches, or a write-up help us scope. You can also send these later.

Startups, MSMEs, and qualifying foreign startups can lower the government fee with documents.