Prior-Art Timing and Public Disclosure

When and how an invention first becomes public can affect what later counts against it — and the answer is rarely as simple as it looks. The interaction between a sale, a public demonstration, and a competitor's later filing is exactly the kind of timing question that decides whether protection survives.

Lynch LLP works with inventors and companies on disclosure timing and on domestic and international filing strategy, so these issues are surfaced before they harden into problems. How it plays out depends on the specifics of the technology, the timeline, and the jurisdictions that matter to the business.

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