Publications défensives - defensive publications - Defensiv-Veröffentlichungen

Defensive publications

The main aim of a defensive publication is to put an invention in the public domain and thus establish a prior art reference. In most countries, a patent cannot be granted for an invention which has already been published, or for an invention which is obvious in light of relevant prior art. One of the most common and straightforward reasons for publishing a defensive disclosure is therefore to create prior art describing an invention in order to prevent others from later obtaining a patent on the same or a closely-related invention.

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