The UK Patent Office Patents How to apply for a patent theuk Patent Office Patents How to apply for a patent theuk Patent Office - Patents - How to apply for a patent Home : Patents : How to apply How to apply for a patent Can I publicly disclose my invention? If you are thinking of applying for a patent you should not publicly disclose theinvention before you file an application because this could be counted as prior publication of your invention. How to apply for a patent Can I publicly disclose my invention? http://www.patent.gov.uk/patent/howtoapply/index.htm [cache]