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by desdiv 3700 days ago
> but realize that as soon as your ideas are public they are internationally unpatentable.

Most countries have a grace period[0] of 6 months to a year where you can still file for patents even after public announcement. The grace period is one year for US.

[0] http://mewburn.com/resource/grace-periods-for-disclosure-of-...