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The US Const. was unique in that it called for IP rights to vest in the individual inventors/creators. This was done deliberately in the time when kings could
by pnw_hazor 6y ago
The US Const. was unique in that it called for IP rights to vest in the individual inventors/creators.
This was done deliberately in the time when kings could grant patents to anyone they choose.
Unfortunately, this US rule was significantly weakened by the America Invents Act (2011). The AIA, among other things, changed US law to a first-to-file scheme rather than a first-to-invent scheme. This change favors big corps because they tend to file patents early before public disclosure of the inventions.