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Patent Questions and Advice / Re: Can inventor with Pat Pending edit claims to read on newly disclosed inventions?
« Last post by Brad on February 04, 2022, 03:46:02 PM »Yes that is a tough decision. When someone has a pending patent application it is smart for them to change the claims to try and capture the best commercial use of their idea.
How likely is it that the inventor will see your idea online? It is a big world with a big internet and I have found most inventors are not very good at finding similar ideas online. Sometimes they are scared to look, sometimes they don't know how to do good searches on Google.
You will need to decide what is more important:
1. Publishing now to give the idea way as soon as possible, or
2. Waiting for the other patent to be approved.
Note that there is a good chance their patent may never get approved so maybe option 1 is best.
How likely is it that the inventor will see your idea online? It is a big world with a big internet and I have found most inventors are not very good at finding similar ideas online. Sometimes they are scared to look, sometimes they don't know how to do good searches on Google.
You will need to decide what is more important:
1. Publishing now to give the idea way as soon as possible, or
2. Waiting for the other patent to be approved.
Note that there is a good chance their patent may never get approved so maybe option 1 is best.