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Old 11-10-2003, 03:53 PM  
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The Patent Act also encourages the disclosure of secret information in another way. It creates an incentive for inventors and businesses to publish their new technologies early, even if they do not intend to patent them, since the printed publication of an invention can disqualify another who might independently arrive at the same discovery from obtaining exclusive patents rights for it in the United States.
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