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Once you file for a provisional patent can you take out some of the pages to make it cheaper as they charge a lot for over 100 pages (design and etc)

posted Monday 16 of July 2012 by Marina [fees & costs]

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If it's an appendix which is adding to the size of your application, try printing two pages on one side, just for the appendix. Or use a smaller font.

If you remove pages, you will not be able to rely on the information in those pages to provide support for your invention, so I would pay the extra fees or try submitting appendix only items printed two per page. You might get a formalities objection on this but my experience is that the patent office is flexible with the content of an appendix.

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