> My patent lawyer told me to, but generally no I am not a lawyer, but in my understanding, once you file, you have a priority date. I hold an Australian pate

> My patent lawyer told me to, but generally no I am not a lawyer, but in my understanding, once you file, you have a priority date. I hold an Australian patent with a US one pending. Both trace their priority back to 2012, when I made an initial filing through WIPO. For each national patent granted, my patent coverage is backdated to 2012. Either your idea is patentable, in which case, you might as well brag. Or it's not, in which case, you might as well pretend to brag.