a written document, prepared by an inventor, that provides a description of the invention, identifies the collaborators, the date of conception and the date when a working model of the invention was made
a written record of a complete description of the invention and how it is made and used containing sufficient detail to permit a skilled reader to duplicate the invention and to describe the basic nature of the invention to an inexperienced reader
From a legal standpoint, a description of an invention that would enable a person skilled in the art to which the invention pertains to build and use the invention. Invention disclosure documents are used for a variety of legal and commercial purposes.
a document that provides information about the inventor(s) or creator(s)/author(s), what was invented or created, circumstances leading to the invention or creation, and facts concerning subsequent activities