Can a company legally patent an idea that was publicly discussed on a forum years before they filed their application?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Can a company legally patent an idea that was publicly discussed on a forum years before they filed their application?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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USPTO prior art public disclosure internet forum patent novelty 35 USC 102 public accessibility OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
35 U.S.C. 102 prior art public availability patent application one year grace period inventor disclosure OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |