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Provisional Patent
Provisional Patent
An informal term commonly used to refer to a Provisional Application. It is somewhat misleading as a Provisional Application will not be examined or granted, so no patent will arise directly from a Provisional Application. Accordingly, the mere filing of a Provisional Application does not give rise to any enforceable rights.
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