Unlike the non-provisional application, a provisional patent…

Unlike the non-provisional application, a provisional patent application will not result in a patent being issued. Its purpose is to serve as a _______________. It gets the process “on record” so that a non-provisional application can be filed later to protect the same invention. Its importance lies in its speed and its ability to establish that the filer was first to this invention. (R)

During a severe storm, a horse came onto a rancher’s propert…

During a severe storm, a horse came onto a rancher’s property. The rancher discovered the horse the next morning, and saw a serious wound on one of its legs. The rancher paid a veterinarian to examine and treat the horse, and the rancher then provided the horse with food, and shelter. Two weeks later, the horse’s owner arrived at the rancher’s home and asked for the return of her horse. The rancher returned the horse to its owner, and asked the owner for reimbursement for the veterinary visit and for expenses incurred in feeding and sheltering the horse. The horse’s owner refused to pay. The rancher sued the horse’s owner for the costs of veterinary care, food and shelter. Is she likely to prevail?