The GP's point was that in the US, you have up to a year of publishing before patenting it, even in 2020. In the EU, you have to file the patent first before p

The GP's point was that in the US, you have up to a year of publishing before patenting it, even in 2020. In the EU, you have to file the patent first before publishing. I have to admit it sure sounds like it's the opposite of first-to-file in the US, at least for the first year, but those are the rules.