An invention disclosure is just the actual description of the invention that an inventor writes used by a lawyer to write a patent. Its the actual description o

An invention disclosure is just the actual description of the invention that an inventor writes used by a lawyer to write a patent. Its the actual description of the invention before its translated into patent speak. The difference between one of these and a patent is best summed up by one of my favorite Terry Pratchett quotes: "It's the difference between using a feather and using a chicken." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_disclosure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_disclosure