Is a provisional patent worth the filing fees for a software app, or is trade secret protection free and better for my current situation?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Is a provisional patent worth the filing fees for a software app, or is trade secret protection free and better for my current situation?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
USPTO provisional patent application filing fee micro entity small entity 2026 officialGoogle ↗
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USPTO provisional patent application requirements 12 months software patent eligibility officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
USPTO trade secrets reasonable measures economic value secrecy officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
Classifying 3 queries…
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
USPTO provisional patent application filing fee micro entity small entity 2026 official Google ↗
USPTO provisional patent application requirements 12 months software patent eligibility official Google ↗
USPTO trade secrets reasonable measures economic value secrecy official Google ↗
- USPTO fee schedule · uspto.gov
- Provisional Application for Patent · uspto.gov
- Applying for Patents · uspto.gov
- Filing a patent application on your own · uspto.gov
- Trade secrets: Additional information and resources · uspto.gov
- Frequently Asked Questions on Trade Secrets · wipo.int
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USPTO provisional patent application filing fee micro entity small entity 2026 official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO provisional patent application requirements 12 months software patent eligibility official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
USPTO trade secrets reasonable measures economic value secrecy official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |