Pre-filing drafts
Confirm how a draft is handled before it has been filed or made public anywhere.
Data handling & confidentiality
Your draft is unpublished. We treat it that way.
An unpublished patent application is sensitive by definition — before it is public, the wording itself can matter. PatentLingo transmits your file over encrypted (TLS/HTTPS) connections, and uses it only to produce your translation, as described in our Privacy Policy.
- Encrypted transmission (TLS/HTTPS)
- Used only to produce your translation
- You keep all rights to your document
Who asks about this most
Agency-managed client files
Understand the data-handling basics before routing a client's unpublished application through the workbench.
In-house counsel review
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What happens to your file, step by step
Transmit
Your docx draft is sent over an encrypted (TLS/HTTPS) connection when you upload it.
Translate
The file is used only to produce your translation and is not redistributed or reused for other purposes, per our Privacy Policy.
Download
You download the finished translation; you retain all rights to your document throughout.
What we can say plainly
Encrypted in transit
Your file travels over TLS/HTTPS-encrypted connections between your browser and our servers.
Not redistributed or reused
Your document is used only to produce your translation, not shared for unrelated purposes, per our Privacy Policy.
You retain your rights
You keep all rights to content you upload; using the service does not transfer ownership.
No public listing
Translated drafts are not published, listed publicly, or shown to other users.
Security and confidentiality questions
Is my patent draft encrypted when I upload it?
Yes. Uploads and downloads travel over TLS/HTTPS-encrypted connections. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Do you use my document to train AI models or share it with anyone else?
Your file is used only to produce your translation and is not redistributed or reused for other purposes, per our Privacy Policy.
Is my draft stored privately, not made public?
Yes. Your document and its translation are not published or made visible to anyone else; only you can access them through your account.
Who can see my document besides me?
Processing your document is necessary to produce your translation. It is not shared with other users or published anywhere; see the Information Sharing section of our Privacy Policy for how service providers such as payment processing are involved.
Can I request deletion of my data?
Yes. See the Your Rights and Choices section of our Privacy Policy to request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information.
Should I still check with a patent attorney about confidentiality rules for my specific filing?
Yes. If your filing is subject to a secrecy order, export controls, or other specific confidentiality obligations, confirm with your patent attorney whether using any online tool is appropriate before you upload.
Read the facts, then decide
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