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Impact of Public Disclosure on Patent Protection

Inventors sometimes lose the opportunity to get their discoveries patented because they release information into the public domain before their ideas are protected. This document provides guidelines for how to protect discoveries before publishing research results.


Copyright Questions and Answers

This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about copyright protection.


Who is an Inventor?

How do you decide who should be included as inventors when applying for a patent? This document provides simple guidelines for determining who should be included as well as who shouldn't.


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United States Patent and Trademark Office

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