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Defensive Publication - IP strategy against competitors

  For Growth and Expansion, Companies rely on new concepts & ideas to succeed. However, not all ideas are worth the financial investment to get a patent. Innovations essential to an organization's goals are worthy of such financial commitment. That's why companies must act rationally to invest resources.   It is also important to avoid competitors from filing patents for the same. That's why by putting innovations in the public domain, you can uncover them as prior art. Know more about Defensive Publication in this blog on "Defensive Publication - IP strategy against competitors". What is Defensive Publication? Also Known as Disclosure Publishing, Defensive Publication is the practice of placing innovation into the public domain. Organisations provide partial or full disclosure of an enabling (description or drawing) of a product, apparatus or method with a motive to prevent competitors from filing and getting a patent. It allows them some degree of “F...