> "first to file" rather than "first to invent" These rules only apply when two people with the same invention both file a patent. If you publish something on

> "first to file" rather than "first to invent" These rules only apply when two people with the same invention both file a patent. If you publish something on Monday and someone files a patent (really - a provisional) for it on Tuesday, you are prior art to their patent and can be used to make it "obvious."