Can a person filing a provisional application use “patent pending” on a product that is marketed?
Ans.: The provisional application is clearly an application for patent that clearly signifies that the inventor has entered the patent system and has taken a first step to obtaining a patent. However, a provisional application will not be pending after a year from its filing date, so unless the inventor has filed another application, the marking would not be appropriate after a year.
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