Provisionals have found favor because they are typically less expensive than full patent applications and allow companies to advertise "patent pending."

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Provisional patent applications are less expensive and less formal than full patent applications, allowing inventors to quickly secure a filing date and advertise their invention as "patent pending" while they prepare the more comprehensive non-provisional patent application.

Provisionals Have Found Favor Because They Are Typically Less Expensive