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If I publish a paper or make an oral disclosure before BLG files a patent application, have we lost patent rights?

April 26, 2017application blg disclosure files Lost oral paper patent publish

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If I publish a paper or make an oral disclosure before BLG files a patent application, have we lost patent rights?

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Not immediately in the U.S.. In the U.S. we have one year from the date of first publication (or public disclosure) in which to file for a patent. Outside the U.S. rights are lost immediately upon public disclosure.