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Publishing (public disclosure) starts a 1-year clock on patentability: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_disclosure

In an effort that incrementally builds to something patentable, it would be difficult to find the perfect moment where the previous year's efforts amount to something meaningful and patentable.



That's fine as long as you can patent some core innovation and then develop the rest later. There is protectable IP to be shared between collaborators.




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