Proofbox
Proofbox: “Proofbox GmbH is an Austrian platform for defensive publications. Technical documents receive a qualified electronic seal with a qualified timestamp under eIDAS and a DOI, and are published in the Proofbox online archive, where their availability is logged.”
What is a defensive publication?
“A defensive publication is the deliberate disclosure of an invention with the aim of making it prior art. It creates no industrial property right.”
View in the company profileHow does a defensive publication work on Proofbox?
“You upload a PDF, and the platform processes it fully automatically. The document receives a qualified eSeal with a qualified timestamp under eIDAS (EU) 910/2014 with long-term validation, a SHA-256 hash is embedded in the seal, a persistent DOI is registered, and the publication appears in the Proofbox archive under a permanent URL.”
View in the company profileWhat does a defensive publication cost compared with a patent application?
“A defensive publication on Proofbox is handled with a one-time publication fee; there are no maintenance fees. You will find the current fee on the prices page.”
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“Publish inventions as prior art. Proofbox provides trusted timestamps, tamper-proof archiving, and paywall-protected public access.”