Dislcaimers and Warning
PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY. IN ADDITION, YOU SHOULD NOT DISCLOSE INVENTIONS PUBLICLY UNLESS A PATENT APPLICATION HAS ALREADY BEEN FILED. IDEAS AND CONCEPTS FOR NEW BUSINESSES SHOULD NOT BE DISCLOSED PUBLICLY UNLESS YOU HAVE A BUSINESS REASON TO DO SO AND YOU HAVE RULED OUT PATENT PROTECTION (NOTE: NEW BUSINESS METHODS, IF ENABLED BY COMPUTER SOFTWARE, CAN BE PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES). FURTHER, SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO US PATENT LAW HAVE GONE INTO EFFECT RECENTLY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THESE ARE PUBLICATION OF YOUR INVENTION AFTER 18 MONTHS FROM YOUR DECLARED PRIORITY DATE, UNLESS YOU FILE A DECLARATION THAT YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE FILED IN ANY COUNTRY WHICH REQUIRES PUBLICATION OF YOUR APPLICATION. FURTHER, IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN DAMAGES AGAINST AN INFRINGER FOR INFRINGEMENT PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF YOUR PATENT, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE.