Guides
Plain-language guides to prior art and defensive publication: what it does, what it doesn't, and how to do it well. General information, not legal advice.
Stop others patenting your inventionYour options, what each costs, and how publishing works.Who publishes prior art, and whyInventors, makers, researchers, companies, patent owners.Give your invention to the worldKeep an idea free for everyone to use.How to write a disclosure that countsWhat examiners need to see in it.What is prior art?And what a defensive publication is.Frequently asked questionsShort answers to common questions.