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The US went first-to-file in 2011 for those that live or do business there. And in software, it would be trivial to determine the other parts.
by beached_whale 10y ago
The US went first-to-file in 2011 for those that live or do business there. And in software, it would be trivial to determine the other parts.
- gravypod 10y agoIt seems like the exact date was March 16, 2013 and if so then I stand corrected on that part. I thought FtF applied to any part of the invention. So you patent a specific part of the invention, then you've filed that invention. I could be wrong. IANAL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_to_file_and_first_to_invent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_to_file_and_first_to_inv...
- beached_whale 10y agoSorry yes, they signed it in 2011 but it went into effect in 2013