Invention disclosure

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.^[1] It may follow a standardized form established within a company.^[2]

See also

• Inventor's notebook
• Lab notebook
  • Electronic lab notebook
• Laboratory information management system
• LEDES invention disclosure data format
• Scientific management