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. It may follow a standardized form established within a company.
[M. Henry Heines, ''Patent Empowerment for Small Corporations'', Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, , pages 122-123.]
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Inventor's notebook An inventor's notebook is used by inventors, scientists and engineers to record their ideas, invention process, experimental tests and results and observations. It is not a legal document but is valuable, if properly organized and maintained, since ...
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Lab notebook
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Electronic lab notebook
An electronic lab notebook (also known as electronic laboratory notebook, or ELN) is a computer program designed to replace paper laboratory notebooks. Lab notebooks in general are used by scientists, engineers, and technicians to document r ...
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Laboratory information management system
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LEDES invention disclosure data format
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Scientific management
Scientific management is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows. Its main objective is improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity. It was one of the earliest attempts to apply science to the engineer ...
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