Hi. Does anyone has experience with dealing with USPTO?
I have applied for a provisional patent online at their website, and payed the application fee.
Now they tell me that I have to wait 4-6 untill it will be processed and a confirmation will be sent to me by mail.
The thing is... I don't want to wait that long. I asked if I have already a priority date and can I go public with my invention, and they couldn't give me a straight answer. They told me to call their center when I talked to them via email, but I don't have money for US calls..
So what should I do? Why they keep me waiting? Isn't the priority date supposed to be the filing date? Why do I have to wait until they finished processing... What is there to process anyway?
I have applied for a provisional patent online at their website, and payed the application fee.
Now they tell me that I have to wait 4-6 untill it will be processed and a confirmation will be sent to me by mail.
The thing is... I don't want to wait that long. I asked if I have already a priority date and can I go public with my invention, and they couldn't give me a straight answer. They told me to call their center when I talked to them via email, but I don't have money for US calls..
So what should I do? Why they keep me waiting? Isn't the priority date supposed to be the filing date? Why do I have to wait until they finished processing... What is there to process anyway?
