Communication must be clean and complete. Legal advice may not be cheap. The better and more complete a disclosure is before legal review, the less will be the total cost of prosecution and the sooner a strong patent can issue. We are here to help with just these matters. The earlier in the process these things are addressed the better.
Disclosures can fall short on any of several counts.
For example, prior art, if any, must be referenced. Best Mode must be described. How much effort should one put in ahead of time to make the disclosure complete enough to support both broad and narrow claims as effectively as possible. If so, it must be disclosed. The statutory time clock starts clicking the moment of such disclosures.