tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200061123470282762.post5815495960003209035..comments2023-03-23T05:01:31.267-07:00Comments on Reflections on Walt Disney: Patently and Exclusively WaltThinking of Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202963376017843238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200061123470282762.post-32049391085005430402016-12-03T12:43:46.042-08:002016-12-03T12:43:46.042-08:00That is correct, under the law at that time a pate...That is correct, under the law at that time a patent had to be applied for within one year of when the item was first offered to the public for sale. I believe that is still the case in the United States.Thinking of Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202963376017843238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200061123470282762.post-64667774375100947302016-12-03T08:25:37.574-08:002016-12-03T08:25:37.574-08:00I couldn't find a reference, but I believe tha...I couldn't find a reference, but I believe that the "one year" is the outside limit for filing a patent after the invention has been disclosed. (I did disclosure readiness reviews for a division of IBM for a time.)ArtKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433865622420285434noreply@blogger.com