What to look for from a defensive publishing vendor?
-To ease the publication hassle, a few companies including D-Publish could do the leg work for you. There are a few things that you should look for in deciding the suitable defensive publication vendor. (1) Speed – you want to publish you work instantly without any delay. A publication delay of one day means your competitor has one more day to file a patent application. (2) Price – it is almost 4 decades after the birth of Internet. It should not cost more than US$50 to publish a document because publication is not restricted to print medium anymore. (3) Accessibility- if a patent examiner can locate your publication, the patent examiner can decide easily to reject your competitor’s patent application if it is similar to your idea disclosed in your publication. If your competitor can access your publications, they may decide not to compete against you directly.
