Is the Competition viewed as a “public disclosure”?
Entering the Collegiate Inventors Competition does not require you to make any “enabling” disclosures; that is, we do not ask you to give us information that would allow a person of ordinary skill to duplicate your invention. As such, we do not view your entry as a public disclosure. In addition, all individuals reviewing your entries are bound by nondisclosure agreements. The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation only uses the titles and very short descriptions of the inventions for publicity purposes. We do not publicize the specifics of your technology.
