Provisional Patent Application Conversion (Medical Device, Biotechnology & Health Technology)

Ideal For:

• Inventors, startups, physicians, researchers, universities, and medical technology companies with a pending U.S. provisional patent application.
• Medical device, diagnostic, digital health, biotechnology, healthcare IT, therapeutic, surgical, and life sciences innovations.
• Applicants seeking to preserve priority rights from a previously filed provisional application.
• Companies preparing for fundraising, licensing, commercialization, regulatory activities, partnerships, or product launch.
• Founders requiring a professionally drafted non-provisional patent application with strategic claim coverage and USPTO-compliant filing documents. 

Includes:

• Attorney review of the provisional patent application and supporting materials.
• Strategic assessment of disclosed embodiments, alternative implementations, and commercially relevant features.
• Preparation and filing of a U.S. Non-Provisional Utility Patent Application claiming priority to the provisional application.
• Expansion and refinement of the specification to support broader patent protection where supported by the disclosure.
• Drafting of independent and dependent claims covering systems, devices, methods, processes, software, algorithms, formulations, or combinations thereof, as applicable.
• Preparation of the Application Data Sheet (ADS).
• Preparation of inventor declarations and required USPTO filing documents.
• Entity status review and preparation of applicable Small Entity or Micro Entity certifications.
• Review of drawings for USPTO compliance requirements.
• Electronic filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
• Attorney guidance throughout the conversion and filing process. 

Excludes:

• USPTO filing, search, examination, excess-claim, extension, petition, or other government fees.
• Patent illustration, redrawing, or professional drafting services.
• Preparation of new matter not adequately supported by the original provisional application.
• Patentability searches, freedom-to-operate opinions, infringement analyses, validity opinions, or licensing opinions.
• Responses to USPTO Office Actions after filing.
• International, foreign, PCT, continuation, continuation-in-part, divisional, or design patent filings unless separately engaged.
• Regulatory, FDA, reimbursement, compliance, litigation, or enforcement services.
• Translation services and third-party vendor costs. 

Deliverables:

• Complete U.S. Non-Provisional Utility Patent Application.
• Attorney-drafted patent specification.
• Independent and dependent claim set.
• Patent abstract.
• USPTO-compliant application package.
• Application Data Sheet (ADS).
• Inventor declaration documents.
• Applicable entity certification documents.
• Electronic filing confirmation and USPTO receipt.
• Priority claim to the identified provisional application. [

Typical Turnaround:

• Generally 2-6 weeks following receipt of authorization, payment, and required inventor materials.
• Expedited handling may be available for approaching statutory deadlines.
• Timing varies based on technology complexity, disclosure quality, claim strategy, inventor feedback cycles, and drawing requirements