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It doesn’t matter since Obama passed the America invents act. America is now a first to file country, not first to invent.
by geraldwhen 4y ago
It doesn’t matter since Obama passed the America invents act. America is now a first to file country, not first to invent.
- ajb 4y agoNo, AIA doesn't remove the concept of prior art, or the requirement that an invention be novel. It's a rather technical change regarding who of two patent filers gets priority. An invention that was publicly disclosed, or on public sale, is still prior art, even if no patent was filed.