Oral disclosures (such as at trade shows, conference events,
seminars, demonstrations or the like)
A sale of or an offer to sell a product which embodies the
invention
Commercial use of the invention
In light of the above, it is imperative to keep the invention
confidential and not commercially use the invention prior to
seeking patent protection.
What is not considered as prior art?
It follows from the definition of prior art that information
which is
not publicly available prior to filing
of the patent application generally cannot be considered as prior
art.
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Accordingly, any information which is confidential in nature