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Not anymore. US used to be first to invent but switched to first to file a some years ago.
by GloriousKoji 7y ago
Not anymore. US used to be first to invent but switched to first to file a some years ago.
- tzs 7y agoThat doesn’t make a difference in this case. It just affects which filer gets priority if more than one party files claiming the same invention. The winning filer’s claim still has to meet the other requirements for a patent, including novelty and non-obviuousness.