Ask HN: I've invented / patented something powerful. Now what?

Re:Ask HN: I've invented / patented something powerful. Now ... by jacques_chester on Thursday August 18, 2016 @05:01PM (#12316287)

> My patent lawyer told me to, but generally no

I am not a lawyer, but in my understanding, once you file, you have a priority date.

I hold an Australian patent with a US one pending. Both trace their priority back to 2012, when I made an initial filing through WIPO.

For each national patent granted, my patent coverage is backdated to 2012.

Either your idea is patentable, in which case, you might as well brag. Or it's not, in which case, you might as well pretend to brag.

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Re:Ask HN: I've invented / patented something powerful. Now ... by replies_to_all on Thursday August 18, 2016 @08:40PM (#12317271)

OP sounds confused. Anyone should know that once you file your safe to discuss, so what kind of lawyer would make that mistake?

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