A public disclosure, as defined by U.S. patent laws, is any non-confidential disclosure of the invention, even if made to a single person. You are...

A provisional patent application gives its owner one year to convert it to a non-provisional one. Inventors who continue to make improvements to...

You wan to be careful not to disclose your invention in a public forum such as this. Any disclosure could be held against you. You can protect...

For an invention in progress, you should consider filing a provisional patent application before disclosing it to others. As you continue to work...

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Copyright protects original works, typically arts and literary works. Patents cover inventions that are useful, new and non-obvious. a recipe...

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There is some inconsistency in your statement. You say you did not disclose any critical information, just a general overview. So how can they...

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