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I disclosed my invention publicly. What now?
Working out how much damage was done, and what is still available.
Was it a paper read by the inventor before a learned society, or published in that society transactions?
This limb is narrow. An ordinary journal article, a preprint, a repository thesis or most conference papers do not fall inside it.
This is educational guidance, not personalised legal advice. It cannot see your documents, your dates or the prior art, and those are usually what decide the answer. Use it to understand the question, then take advice on your own facts.
Not sure whether this applies to your invention?
The honest answer usually needs someone to look at your actual disclosure, your timeline and the prior art. That is a conversation, not an article.