Invention disclosure explained

An invention disclosure, or invention disclosure report, is a confidential document written by a scientist or engineer for use by a company's patent department, or by an external patent attorney, to determine whether patent protection should be sought for the described invention.^[1] It may follow a standardized form established within a company.^[2]

See also

• Inventor's notebook
• Lab notebook
  • Electronic lab notebook
• Laboratory information management system
• LEDES invention disclosure data format
• Scientific management

Notes and References

1. George C. Prendergast, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics: Strategies for Drug Discovery and Development, Wiley-IEEE, 2004,, page 312.
2. M. Henry Heines, Patent Empowerment for Small Corporations, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001,, pages 122-123.