Microsoft Word ip intellectual property rights doc

IT MUST STAY THAT WAY.  

People have lost the availability of

patent protection because they have inadvertently disclosed the invention.  This

includes:

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Discussion with potential manufactures or sales people;

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Putting the invention on the back of a lorry where it could be seen by the

travelling public; and

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Putting the invention on display at a trade fair.

Not Obvious

:  to someone skilled in the particular field.  This can be difficult to define.

Sometimes the invention will be obvious, such as the teat of a trainer cup but will

be considered to be not that obvious that someone has not thought of it before.