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I know very little about the topic, but is that a thing? Surely just publishing (without asserting ownership) could establish prior art?
by chrislloyd 11y ago
I know very little about the topic, but is that a thing? Surely just publishing (without asserting ownership) could establish prior art?
- bdonlan 11y agoIn theory, yes. In practice, patent examiners mostly only look at patents when checking for prior art. Once someone else gets a patent for your invention you'll face a costly legal process to invalidate the bogus patent.
- URSpider94 11y agoWhile that may be true for generically publishing the work online, there are dedicated disclosure journals that are included in prior art searches by patent examiners. If you want to publish as an alternative to patenting, this is where you do it.
- fnordsensei 11y agoAny sufficiently large organization tends to become host to a population of defensive lawyers, which then produces patents as a side effect of building themselves a nest out of legal documents. Isn't nature beautiful?
- GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago"My reckons" are not generally reliable when it comes to law.