Does a publication of a Ph. D. thesis damage a patent application?
Does a publication of a Ph. D. thesis damage a patent application?
If the thesis is published, the same answer as to publications applies: A publication is a disclosure and the invention is with its disclosure state-of-the-art technology. The prior publication of an invention destroys its novelty and prevents a patent application!
Therefore, you should wait with printing your work including assigning of an ISBN number and delivery to libraries until a patent applications has been filed..
