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These pre-ling disclosures, although protected in the U.S., may preclude
patenting in foreign countries.
Unlike a non-provisional patent, the provisional patent is led without
any formal patent claims, oath, declaration, information disclosure, or prior
art statement. The written description of the invention and any drawings
necessary to more fully understand the invention must be provided for in an
application for a provisional patent.
If either of these two items is missing or incomplete, your application will
be rejected and no ling date will be given for your provisional application.
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