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Protect your invention today. Decide about the full patent tomorrow.
A provisional patent application is the fastest, most cost-effective way to establish a legal priority date on your invention with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. For a few hundred dollars, you secure your place in line and earn the right to mark your technology as Patent Pending -- giving you a full twelve months to evaluate the market, seek funding, or refine your product before committing to the expense of a full U.S. or international patent.
Desert Willow drafts provisional patents with the technical depth that comes from building the systems being patented. Our team has created and sold intellectual property to major players in client software, payment processing, geolocation, and resource scheduling -- and at least one of our patents was instrumental in a successful IP infringement lawsuit. We know what makes a patent defensible because we have built and defended the technology behind it.
Secure Your Priority Date for a Few Hundred Dollars
A provisional patent application establishes an official filing date with the USPTO at a fraction of the cost of a full patent. It is the cheapest way to plant your flag on an invention.
A Full Year to Decide
Once filed, you have twelve months to evaluate commercial viability, seek funding, or test the market before committing to the expense of a full U.S. or international patent filing. The clock works for you, not against you.
Patent Pending Status Immediately
From the moment of filing, you can legally mark your product or technology as Patent Pending -- a meaningful deterrent to competitors and a signal of credibility to investors and partners.
Written by Engineers Who Build What They Patent
Our provisional applications are drafted by technologists who have architected the systems being patented. We describe inventions with the technical precision that makes patents defensible, because we understand the technology at the implementation level.
IP That Has Proven Its Value
Desert Willow's team has sold intellectual property to major players across multiple verticals, and at least one patent was instrumental in a successful IP infringement lawsuit. We know what makes a patent worth the paper it is printed on.
Seamless Path to Full Patent Protection
We do not handle full patent prosecution, but we work with elite patent law partners who do. When you are ready to convert your provisional to a full U.S. or international patent, the transition is seamless -- and the groundwork is already laid.
We work with you to identify and articulate the novel aspects of your technology. Through structured interviews and technical analysis, we capture the inventive concepts, unique methods, and distinguishing characteristics that form the foundation of a strong patent claim.
Preliminary search of existing patents, published applications, and technical literature to assess the novelty of your invention before filing. This step helps refine claims and avoid investing in applications that face obvious prior art challenges.
Preparation of a comprehensive provisional patent application including detailed technical descriptions, system architecture diagrams, process flow illustrations, and supporting claims language. Written with the technical depth that makes the difference between a defensible patent and a worthless one.
We handle the complete filing process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including all required forms, fees, and correspondence. You receive confirmation of your priority date and filing receipt.
Assessment of your broader technology for additional patentable inventions. Many platforms contain multiple patentable innovations -- we help you identify them all and prioritize filings based on commercial value and defensive strength.
When you are ready to pursue a full utility patent -- U.S. or international -- we coordinate with our patent law partners to convert your provisional application. The technical documentation we have already prepared accelerates the process and reduces legal costs.
Your invention deserves protection, and that protection does not have to cost a fortune or take months to secure. A provisional patent gives you the priority date, the Patent Pending status, and the breathing room to make the right decision about full patent investment — all for a fraction of the cost.
Michael ArnerCEO & Founder - Desert Willow Digital Architectures