A provisional patent application is not necessarily better or worse than a non-provisional (utility) patent application in all situations.

QUESTION: I filed a provisional application almost one year ago, so it will soon be expiring. I'm not sure what are the next steps for my patent protection i...

QUESTION: Is it safe to contact a manufacturer with just a provisional patent? I have a provisional patent instead of a non-provisional patent in case I want...

A distinction needs to be made between quickly obtaining an issued patent versus quickly filing a patent application. The kind of protection offered by an is...