by Contextion » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:12 am
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Contextion
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NOTICE TO INVENTORS
PARTICIPATION HERE MAY BE CONSIDERED A "PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE" OF YOUR INVENTION, WHICH MAY
AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO OBTAIN A PATENT FOR YOUR
INVENTION.
INVENTORS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING THEIR
INVENTIONS OR SHOWING THEIR MATERIAL
TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PRODUCERS AT THIS
AUDITION.
They do not tell you this until after you travel all the way down there, wait in line for hours and then get registered. When I was waiting in line AI was filming inventors in line asking "what is your invention" and saying "its all right were with American Inventor" to all who seemed hesitant about reveling their secret to all those around. They also told you to get your invention ready to show the judges when you were still out in the hall where everyone could see your invention. I kept my invention in a briefcase to comply with their rule they posted on the wall and showed my invention to 4 people - 1 judge, 2 assistants and 1 camera man but I do not think they were producers. They constantly advised people to act against their 1 rule and began to wonder if they tricked me in showing my material to someone other than the producers.