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I was told by patent lawyers that as soon as you expose your product to those not under non-disclosure (and a piece of signed paper is the best way to prove tho

I was told by patent lawyers that as soon as you expose your product to those not under non-disclosure (and a piece of signed paper is the best way to prove those exposed are under non-disclosure), the clock starts ticking on your window to file your provisional application.

tiffani 17y ago
Clock indeed does start ticking. I remember some patent lawyers I talked to during college saying you had a year after disclosure to get your application together. The sooner the better, obviously.
- jhancock 17y ago
  yes, that's how I was trained as well.