ViaDerma Inc (VDRM)

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Provisional patent is a very important step if you have something creative but not ready for the final patent application. In this way, nobody could steal your idea during this one year before your final filing is ready. Provisional patent is a temporary protection on the IP.

Many people are using provisional patent to protect their innovations just in case somebody claims the technology before they get ready to file an official patent. Of course, get patent approved takes time. However, if your provisional patent is valid, you are the one who owns the technology, and nobody could steal from you.

This is why people have to file a provisional patent before they are ready to file the formal one.