Internet as a Source of Prior Art

• The inventor’s own disclosures

• Disclosures of others

• What’s private/nondisclosing?

  • Email: should be (encrypt to ensure)
  • Chat:: no
  • Listserv’s: NO
  • Internet web site: NO!
  • Intranet web site: Nope

• Purposeful disclosure to bar others

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