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workonnet1

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MD

I think I have done the worst mistake! I published my graduate thesis years ago in 2003 in computer sciences. At that point I was not aware of laws surrounding patents. My thesis outlined a novel approach that has a lot of value.

Is there some way I can file a patent related to the invention in thesis? Please help!

Thanks
Jay
 


FlyingRon

Senior Member
Nope. You've waited too long. The publication of your work in your thesis might have been novel then but it isn't now. Further, even if you had obtained a patent for it back then, you most likely would have had to assign the rights to the university.
 

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