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Re:It is difficult for the average person to conceive of how... by JJMcJ on Monday January 10, 2022 @02:18PM (#29880185)
Don Lancaster, who doesn't think much of patents, recommended when you have an idea, publish it immediately. That puts it in the "prior art" and makes it harder to enforce a patent covering the concepts.
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Re:It is difficult for the average person to conceive of how... by analog31 on Monday January 10, 2022 @04:47PM (#29883122)
Indeed, "defensive publication" can be a viable IP strategy when you're working in a quickly evolving space. Another is a provisional patent application which is much cheaper than a full blown application.

It's still worth at least chatting with a patent lawyer (which I'm not) to make sure what you think is sufficient as a defensive publication, actually is.

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