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- You can not disclose an invention before a patent application...
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If you do, you may invalidate your application. File a provisional and you can get a "Patent Pending" status and then you can talk all you want.
If you talk to someone about the invention, it is no longer 'novel' if someone else knows about it and can duplicate it or contest that you are the inventor.
First to File is the only smart thing to do, and in business, First to File is practiced. I know of no court cases that have sided with anyone who comes to court with a journal that has dates written in it and claims to have invented something first. It just isn't defensible.
If you are an inventor or have a new idea, DON'T SPEAK TO ANYONE other than a patent attorney. Once on retainer, they can't legally speak of your invention outside of the firm, but they have to be on your dime otherwise its just some guy hanging out in a bar and your patent 'can' be deemed invalid. - Posted by: TheProtector Posted on: 09/15/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Then your sc****d
Nigel Johnstone | 09/15/05
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You can not disclose an invention before a patent application...
TheProtector | 09/15/05
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