A patent attorney or agent can provide guidance for completing the provisional patent application or can draft it for you. This page provides information on the types of patents and types of patent applications, and the examination process.Submitting a provisional patent application is easy. You can submit it electronically on the USPTO website. Each patent application has several forms that must be filled out and submitted. A list of these forms can be found here. A patent allows a patentee to exclude others from making, selling, or using the patentee's invention, plant, or design without the patentee's permission. These guidelines set out the practice within the Intellectual Property Office as it relates to patent applications for medical inventions. There are several important steps to draft, file, and prosecute a patent in Texas. The best tool you can have is a partner you can trust.