![]() ![]() ![]() Almost every other country in the world has a patent system based on the "First-to-File" doctrine, in which the patent is granted to the inventor who is the first to file a patent application, regardless of the date of invention.įor a number of years there have been unsuccessful attempts to change the US patent system from a First-to-Invent to a First-to-File system. The United States patent system is based on a unique "First-to-Invent" doctrine, which means that the inventor who first conceived of the invention and then diligently reduced it to practice by filing a patent application (or actual reduction to practice) is considered the first inventor and is entitled to patent protection. ![]()
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