A complete patent application is an application you file along with a complete specification with full details of your invention along with claims. You provide a lot of the same information as you would for a provisional application, but you also need to include a detailed description of your invention along with claims. This is usually referred to as full disclosure. The primary distinction between these two applications lies in the requirement for a comprehensive application to obtain a patent. While a provisional patent allows for a delay until filing a complete application to initiate the examination process, a complete application incurs higher costs compared to a provisional application, particularly in terms of drafting fees.