What is the first-to-file system? US patent laws no longer recognize who was first to invent, but rather who applied first for a patent. It’s basically a race to the USPTO and whoever files first wins the right to apply for a patent on their invention. To be clear, first-to-file does not mean that whoever […]
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Can inventors disclose their invention prior to filing a patent application?
Can inventions be publicly disclosed prior to filing a US patent application? Under the AIA patent reform law, an inventor has up to one year from his/her earliest date of public disclosure to file a US patent application. If the inventor’s own disclosure during this 1 year grace period precedes the public disclosure of a […]