What is a public disclosure?
• Any of the following may be considered a public disclosure: Information discussed in a non-confidential setting Web posting Oral presentation Poster presentation Abstract publication, available to scientific public or meeting attendees either in print or online Manuscript publication, including online publications prior to the journal’s hardcopy release Thesis submission to a library or outside source Thesis publication Funded government grant And the like • A public disclosure immediately bars one from obtaining foreign patent protection on such work if the disclosure is “enabling”. • An “enabling” public disclosure is one wherein the work is described in sufficient detail such that one of “ordinary skill in the art” could reproduce the invention without undue experimentation. Therefore, not all public disclosures are enabling and all do not necessarily bar one immediately from obtaining foreign patent protection. • In the U.S., an enabling public disclosure establishes a one-year g
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