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As I understand, you don't have to disclose secrets when filing a patent. You can describe the process in general terms and omit important formulas, quantities
by codedokode 3y ago
As I understand, you don't have to disclose secrets when filing a patent. You can describe the process in general terms and omit important formulas, quantities of different materials etc.
- Retric 3y agoThe more you omit the less protection you receive. There’s many approaches to getting around patents and they generally work really well if you’re vague.
- wongarsu 3y agoRevealing secrets is kind of the entire point of the patent: you tell everyone how it's done, in return you get 20 years monopoly. US patents even have a "best mode" requirement where you have to describe the best way known to you right now, where many other countries allow you to describe an inferior version and still get full protection. In reality you can get patents granted that are somewhat vague. It's not like the patent office actually tests if the patent text is sufficient to replicate your invention.