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Best thing you should do: consult a patent attorney. Given that, anything that is published publicly, and upon which a date of publication can be proven, can s
by pwg 7y ago
Best thing you should do: consult a patent attorney.
Given that, anything that is published publicly, and upon which a date of publication can be proven, can serve as prior art for a patent.
But, also keep in mind that after one year, your movie would also block you yourself from patenting the material in the movie as well.
- __d 7y agoAlso note that the "1 year" thing is only true in the US (I think), and that in most jurisdictions, disclosure immediately prevents patenting. IANAL, etc.
- pwg 7y agoYou are correct, the 1-year part is specific to US rules.
- deogeo 7y agoI'm not sure, but I believe the EU doesn't grant this one-year gap - it becomes unpatentable as soon as it's published.