Talk:Filing date

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And why is the filing date of importance to be mentioned here? I heard that beginning with the filing date you are allowed to talk about your patent in the public without your idea losing right of patentability, but I'm not shure. Maybe an expert on this field can explain it better? --Abdull 10:49, 15 July 2006 (UTC)