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Reliable solutions for disclosing inventions as prior art online-only
Defensive Publishing
With Proofbox, you can publish technical innovations quickly, securely, and cost-effectively – without filing a patent application. The IP Software-as-a-Service on our platform enables defensive publication, a proven strategy to prevent others from patenting the same invention. Each disclosure is digitally time-stamped and stored in our tamper-proof online archive, ensuring verifiability and legal validity. This service is ideal for companies, start-ups, and individual inventors who want to safeguard their developments without pursuing full patent protection.
Cost-Efficient Preservation of Freedom-To-Operate
With Proofbox, you can publish your invention securely and cost-effectively. You preserve your freedom to operate without running the risk that third parties could claim rights to your idea or that it might spread uncontrollably.
Immediate Establishment of Prior Art
By publishing instantly via our intellectual property software, legally valid prior art is created. This ensures from the outset that no one else can obtain exclusive rights to the same idea – for example, through patent applications.
Globally Recognized Internet Disclosure
Proofbox provides internationally recognized disclosure via internet. At the same time, its controlled archiving system and paywall prevent unwanted or uncontrolled dissemination of your idea – all within our unique online-only archive.
Online-Only Archiving
Proofbox offers a unique, fully digital archive for technical disclosures – completely independent from external databases or public libraries. Each disclosure is accessible exclusively through our platform and is logged daily with tamper-proof integrity. This ensures not only long-term online availability, but also verifiable traceability and resistance to forgery that can stand up in legal proceedings. Proofbox is the ideal solution for innovators who want maximum control over their publications – without relying on third-party institutions, but with the legal impact of a provable online disclosure.
Paywall-Protected, Yet Publicly Accessible
The Proofbox archive is publicly accessible, yet protected by a paywall. This ensures that content remains discoverable, searchable, and visible to the public – without allowing unrestricted access. It strikes the necessary balance between legal visibility and protection, ensuring effectiveness as valid prior art.
Legal Certainty and Long-Term Availability
All publications are legally compliant, securely stored, and verifiably available for the long term. Each document is archived in a tamper-proof manner and meets the requirements for legally relevant online disclosures under patent law.
Compliant with International Patent Disclosure Standards
Proofbox is aligned with the disclosure requirements of major international patent offices, including WIPO (PCT), EPO (EPC), USPTO (35 U.S.C.), CIPO, CNIPA, JPO, ARIPO, and EAPO. Each publication is thus globally recognized as prior art and can be cited in examination proceedings.