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We (USA) and are a first to patent country now. https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/16/first-to-file-a-primer/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/16/first-to-file-a-pri
by fma 8y ago
We (USA) and are a first to patent country now.
https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/16/first-to-file-a-primer/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/16/first-to-file-a-primer/
- DennisP 8y agoYes but that just means if two inventors are working on something privately, the first to file gets priority, instead of the first to invent. Public prior art still invalidates the patent.
- Nomentatus 8y agoNo, recent court decisions say public isn't enough - the invention has to have become fairly well known to practitioners of the art. Mere publication is nothing now.
- DennisP 8y agoCan you reference that? Recently I both consulted an attorney on this stuff, and did my own research, and that's the exactly opposite of what I've found.