Patent protection

Question

What patent protection do I get if I disclose my ideas to your forum?

Jan Cumps · Accepted Answer

I wouldn't worry about ideas. Ideas are not patentable. 
 For concepts: contact a patent law lawyer, and ask what your options are, once you made a design public. There is no specific arrangement for this forum.

cstanton · Answer

Jan Cumps said: There is no specific arrangement for this forum. 
 Correct, and Farnell and the element14 Community do not position themselves that there is any agreement, arrangement or otherwise at the time of writing. 
 Further, pay attention to the "Terms of Use" and "Legal and Copyright Notices" in the footer of the page.

arvindsa · Answer

Some Countries do offer limited time-period after public disclosure but they are heavily Jurisdiction and situation dependent. So keeping it simple.
If you disclose before you file a provisional patent - YOU DO NOT GET ANY PROTECTION, IN-FACT, YOU CANNOT FILE A PATENT

Update: Ideas that essentially are detailed enough to explain construction of the invention are sort of patent-able. But Otherwise general, vague and abstract ideas are not patent-able