Provisional Patent Registration
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What is the Provisional Patent Registration?
Updated on April 22, 2026 06:48:37 AM
When you are at a stage in your research and development work where, it can be disclosed on paper but it’s not a final invention, then you can prepare a description of the invention as provisional specification and submit to patent office to secure the priority date of the invention.
It gives following benefits:
- Secures filing date
- 12 months of time to file complete specification
- Low cost
What is the Provisional Patent Registration?
The following documents must be in proper order for a Provisional Patent Specification:
- Form 1 ( Application for grant of patent), THE PATENTS ACT 1970 (39 of 1970) and THE PATENTS RULES, 2003.
- Form 2 (Provisional Specifications), THE PATENTS ACT 1970 (39 of 1970) and THE PATENTS RULES, 2003.
- Form 5 ( Declaration of Inventor ship) THE PATENTS ACT 1970 (39 of 1970) and THE PATENTS RULES, 2003.
- Form 26 (Power of Attorney). THE PATENTS ACT 1970 (39 of 1970) and THE PATENTS RULES, 2003. If your patent is filed by a Patent Agent then this form is necessary, otherwise not.
- Form 3 (Corresponding foreign patent application statement and undertakings) THE PATENTS ACT 1970 (39 of 1970) and THE PATENTS RULES, 2003.
- Priority Document ( This is used for convention applications if priority date is claimed).
- Illustrations/Drawings of the invention.
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