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There is/was laws about not fully disclosing everything when filing a patent. The whole point of the system (originally at least) was to encourage sharing ideas
by deelowe 10y ago
There is/was laws about not fully disclosing everything when filing a patent. The whole point of the system (originally at least) was to encourage sharing ideas by granting inventors limited exclusivity. That said, I think some of the "best mode" of operation provisions were stripped recently.
- jacquesm 10y agoThat's because they are so easy to get around anyway. Who says you even knew about that 'best mode' when you filed and without a compulsion to disclose later improvements the patent would stand.