Files – Invention Disclosure vs. Patent Application – What goes where?

In Continux, ideas, inventions, and IP rights (patents, etc.) are managed under the menu item Files. Depending on the licensed version, the following sub-areas may be visible:

Ideas - an area for inventors. Ideas are submitted internally here.

Inventions - invention disclosures are shown here, either submitted by inventors and/or created and edited manually by patent administration.

Patents - all patent applications and granted patents are managed here.

Note: Not all modules are visible in every version. Access to Ideas, Inventions, or Patents depends on the respective permissions and the licensed configuration.

Important: File references in Continux. Each file reference can only be assigned once system-wide in Continux. Invention disclosures and patent files therefore must use different file references. It is recommended to use a separate abbreviation for invention disclosures, for example INV:

• Invention disclosures under Inventions: Project_Alpha1_INV
• Resulting DE patent application under Patents: Project_Alpha1_DE

Create a patent file without a filing date
A patent file does not have to be filed at the patent office before it can be created in Continux. Under Files → Patents, a new file can be created at any time without a filing date, even if the application is still being prepared. Read the further links at the end of the article for more information.

If a patent application was mistakenly created under Files → Inventions, the invention must be deleted and a new file must be created under Files → Patents; all information must then be transferred manually. How to delete files correctly from the system is explained in the related article below.

Further links and articles:

➔ Creating a new file in Continux – an overview

➔ National patent – create a file in Continux

➔ Inventions - create a file in Continux

➔ Delete and restore files in Continux