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Podcast: Leveraging Inspiration: The Inspired Patent Podcast
Episode: S13 E7 Truth about Provisional vs. Nonprovisional Patents - Avoiding Scams & Developing Winning Strategies with Wayne Carroll
Description: Invention promotion scam companies have misled inventors and small businesses for years, taking millions of dollars in exchange for little or no return. As a patent attorney, I've seen the damage these scams can do firsthand. It's important to understand the limits of a Provisional Patent Application (PPA) and when it makes sense to start with a Nonprovisional Patent Application (NPA).
See:
How an “invention promotion” outfit demoted the truth (September 13, 2017)Some invention-promotion firms do nothing for you (March 14, 2017)
PPAs are temporary and can be used to scam inventors, while NPAs are examined and can beco...