Online item asserts baby carrots are made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been soaked in chlorine. Online item asserts baby carrots are made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been soaked in chlorine.
Confidence votes 14.7K. When a copyright expires the work enters the public domain, meaning that it can be used by anyone, without restriction.
What happens after 12 months when the provisional patent expires if the filer has not converted it to a non-provisional? Does the non-provisional have to be obtained before the provisional expires, or is there some window after the expiration where the non-provisional can still be obtained?