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all posts →The 12-month provisional deadline: how not to miss it (2026)
The single most important date in your patent timeline. How the 12-month clock is measured, the 3 paths at T+12mo (non-provisional, PCT, lapse), 5 calendar traps solo inventors hit, and the last-30-days playbook if you're behind.
Trade secrets vs. patents: when each makes more sense (2026)
Not every invention should be patented. The reverse-engineering test, the five questions that pick the path, the three hybrid strategies sophisticated inventors actually use, and how to maintain a trade secret if you're a solo-inventor-sized team.