Invention disclosure
An invention disclosure, or invention disclosure report, is a confidential document written by a scientist or engineer for use by a company's patent department, or by an external patent attorney, to determine whether patent protection should be sought for the described invention.[1] It may follow a standardized form established within a company.[2]
See also[]
- Inventor's notebook
- Lab notebook
- Laboratory information management system
- LEDES invention disclosure data format
- Scientific management
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Categories:
- Scientific documents
- Research
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