Every provisional patent application filed through Sharp Trademarks is drafted and reviewed by a USPTO-registered patent attorney or patent agent — not a generalist filing team.
Start My Provisional ApplicationA provisional application is often the fastest, lowest-cost way to establish an early filing date for your invention.
Hold your place in line with the USPTO — filing early helps establish your priority date before someone else files on a similar idea.
Once filed, you can label and market your invention as "patent pending" right away.
Your filing date is good for 12 months, giving you time to refine your invention before committing to a full application.
It's never examined by the USPTO, and it expires automatically after 12 months. To actually pursue patent rights, you (or your attorney) must file a non-provisional (utility) application within that 12-month window, claiming priority to your provisional. If the window lapses without a non-provisional filing, you lose the priority date and any protection it offered.
A consistent baseline of support, no matter which tier you choose.
All drafting and consultations are handled directly by a USPTO-registered patent attorney or patent agent — not a non-attorney sales team.
Once your provisional is filed, you can market your invention as patent pending for up to 12 months.
Your priority date is set as of the day we submit your application to the USPTO.
You'll receive an official USPTO filing receipt confirming your application number and filing date.
Sign your application documents securely online — no printing or mailing required.
Our team is available during business hours to help with questions about your filing.
Pricing covers your provisional application. A full non-provisional (utility) application is a separate, more involved filing, quoted once your practitioner has reviewed your invention.
You provide the invention description; we handle formatting and filing.
Your practitioner drafts the application for you.
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We take pride in the positive feedback we hear from our clients.
No one had told us before that we'd still need to file a full application within a year — glad we knew going in.
We needed to establish priority quickly before a trade show, and they got it filed in time.
Our consultation was with the person who actually drafted our application, not a salesperson.
If you have any questions, get answers here.
Get in touch with our patent team to talk through your invention and next steps.
+1 (903) 248-5831 info@sharptrademarks.com