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Patents. If you have features you need to file patents on, that needs to be done before the feature is publicly disclosed/exposed.
by optimiz3 10y ago
Patents. If you have features you need to file patents on, that needs to be done before the feature is publicly disclosed/exposed.
- PhantomGremlin 10y agoI was going to say that you had a year after disclosure to file a patent. But then I remembered that there are other countries in the world other than the USA. Those other countries have different rules! It's sometimes difficult for Americans to remember that, since we're so insular here. E.g. I haven't been out of the USA in probably about 25 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_disclosure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_disclosure
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoI thought USA had moved to first to file, public disclosure then is prior art to your own application, except in limited circumstances (which usually means showing the invention at specific trade shows)?