Inventor notebooks are commonly utilized to record all aspects of an inventors progress while developing and testing an invention.   Although an inventor’s notebook is not afforded any exclusionary rights similar to those enjoyed by a patent,  the inventor’s notebook may prove instrumental in establishing an earlier priority date (conception and reduction to practice) over another piece of art.   Additionally, inventor notebooks function as a sort of invention diary, allowing the Inventor to track their progress during the invention process.

Establishing Priority – Reduction to Practice

The Federal Circuit (CAFC) has held that “priority of invention goes to the first party to More >