The ________ is filed to establish a date of conception of an invention and replaces what used to be known as a disclosure document.

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A provisional patent is filed to establish a date of conception of an invention before a regular patent application is filed. It replaced the previous option of a disclosure document. Trademarks and copyrights protect different types of intellectual property and do not establish a date of invention. Defensive documents are not a recognized legal term in patent law.

The ________ Is Filed to Establish a Date of Conception