Why Search Before Filing a Provisional Patent Application

A provisional application is not examined, but what you write in it still matters later. A short search first can make your description sharper.

Find what makes your idea different

Seeing similar documents shows which features are common and which may be new. Describe those new features in detail.

Spend minutes, not weeks

Run a preliminary search at https://getquickpatent.com/search, review the leads, then continue to drafting on the same site. Draft plans start from $97, and Essential is $147.

Keep your search notes

Signed-in users keep a search history, so you can return to earlier results while you write.

One workflow, clear costs

Search and drafting prices are published before you pay. USPTO fees are separate and shown from the official fee schedule.

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