Less ambiguity is not automatically an improvement. I'm not convinced that the lowered ambiguity of first to file is a net win. Even with the availability of p

Less ambiguity is not automatically an improvement. I'm not convinced that the lowered ambiguity of first to file is a net win. Even with the availability of provisional applications, the 12 month limit on priority date, and the relative stringency required to avoid challenges to the priority date, doesn't seem to tip the scales significantly towards encouraging the creation of what we think of as inventions while simultaneously simplifying possible court proceedings, or lowering ambiguity as you put it.