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Does the description in a provisional application have to comply with the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. §112?

April 26, 2017application comply description paragraph provisional

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Does the description in a provisional application have to comply with the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. §112?

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Ans.: Yes. An applicant is entitled to claim benefit of a provisional application only to the extent that a later claimed invention in a nonprovisional application is described in the provisional application in the manner required by 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph.