Clinician Colleagues:

I wanted to let you folks know that a team of students from the Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy ("BLIP") Clinic and I have launched www.firsttodisclose.org today (in advance of America's move tomorrow,March 16, from a “first-to-invent” to a “first-to-file” patent regime). I’ve posted the announcement to the www.BLIPclinic.org blog.

Our objective is to provide a platform for small innovators to post their ideas for the world before a well-heeled enterprise can file a patent on the same idea with the Patent Office. One consequence of the move from “first to invent” to “first to file” is that it will likely be difficult for small inventors to beat larger enterprises to the patent office with their innovations. First-to-Disclose is an effort to counterbalance the burden imposed on small inventors.

We’ll likely get some minor attention from the patent law community, but I hope the positive ramifications will resonate for years.

Anyway, I thought you folks might appreciate it.

All my best,
Jonathan

Prof. Jonathan Askin
Founder/Director Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy Clinic
Brooklyn Law School
One Boerum Place Third Floor
Brooklyn,NY 11201

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