Research Disclosure establishes an invention as prior art preventing others from patenting the idea

  • Patent examiners are required to search Research Disclosure by PCT statute
  • Research Disclosures are abstracted into major databases including DWPI
  • Research Disclosure is frequently cited in patent applications

Publishing disclosures

Research Disclosure has been successfully cited in court cases around the world.

Document Delivery

Order past editions of the paper journal or a single disclosure.

90% of the world's leading companies have used Research Disclosure

  • UKAEA
  • Pentron
  • Sony Ericsson
  • IBM
  • Miles Laboratories
  • Boots
  • Sandoz
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Ratner & Prestia
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Atlas
  • Philips
  • Wang Laboratories
  • Sensirion
  • Eastman Kodak
  • UCB Chemicals
  • Pilkington
  • Salomon
  • Smith Kline Beecham
  • St Jude Medical
  • Danisco
  • Sandvik
  • ESEC
  • Amorphous Technologies
  • Pirelli
  • British Telecom
  • Rockwool
  • Monsanto
  • Union Carbide
  • National Starch & Chemical
  • Roussel
  • Visteon
  • Wella
  • Tektronix
  • PPL
  • Teva
  • Spectra Precision
  • Roche
  • Unaxis
  • United States Steel
  • Vauxhall Motors
  • United Biscuits
  • Shell Oil
  • Gillette
  • ExxonMobil
  • Unilever
  • ARCO Chemical
  • NeuroSearch
  • Motor Industry Research Association
  • Tioxide Group
  • Owens-Corning
  • Dow
  • Siemens
  • JDS
  • Stork
  • P & G Far East
  • Scimed
See more