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The inventor should also disclose to the patent attorney the events and the dates of those events relating to the conception, diligence, and reduction to practice of the invention. This includes the initial activities of the inventor in conceiving the invention, and the sketches and rough drawings, usually on scrap paper, cocktail napkins, or lab notebooks, as discussed previously. This information is important if it becomes necessary to initiate a derivation proceeding against a first‐to‐file applicant who misappropriated your invention.