Prior art considerations

Question

What do we need to consider relating to ‘prior art’ if we decide to publish information about our product before patent application? Is it OK to describe the product but not give specific information about the design or technology? ( for pre marketing purposes.)

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Steven weinrieb
Patent Attorney

You are probably OK with describing the product in general terms - in other words, what it generally does or accomplishes, but do not in any manner disclose any details of its structure or how it really works.

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