Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 12, 2004 03:36 PM
I'm not a US patent agent (but a I am a Dutch patent agent (and against patents on software, btw)), but I think you're incorrect. In the US, they have the "First to invent" system. So, you are actually filing proof of the date that you invented something. Your link explicitly states that the document you file is not published. In other words: it never becomes prior art to another patent application (unless you take further action, as indicated in that link). So, it does not help keep others from patenting your idea.
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Re:File a Disclosure Document on your Idea
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 12, 2004 03:36 PM#