LLM Disclosure and Patents

🧪 Active Investigation Does entering an invention disclosure into ChatGPT count as a public disclosure that bars patenting after one year?

CURRENT POSITION The user is unsure and suspects that using an LLM might count as a disclosure that could bar patent rights if too much time passes.

KEY ASSUMPTIONS Submitting an invention to an LLM could be considered a disclosure to a third party. LLM providers may store or use submitted content in ways that could make it public.

SUPPORTING EVIDENCE General awareness of patent law rules about public disclosure and one-year grace periods.

OPEN QUESTIONS Whether LLM use is legally treated as a public disclosure. How confidentiality terms of LLM providers affect patentability. Differences between US and non-US patent systems.

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