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Are provisional patent applications published by the U.S. Patent Office?

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Are provisional patent applications published by the U.S. Patent Office?

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Provisional patent applications are NOT published by the U.S. Patent Office and are kept secret by the U.S. Patent Office. There are some exceptions to the secrecy of a provisional patent application such as when a non-provisional patent application claiming priority to the provisional patent application is published or granted as a patent. See an article by Neustel Law Offices titled Are Provisional Patent Applications Published for more information.