Phil Hibbs wrote:
Robin Laing:
I have read that the US patent department wants to change the rules to who
files first gets the patent. This could supersede prior art.
That would royally suck. Currently, an inventor doesn't have to patent
anything, they can take the risk and just develop and market their
product. First-to-file would eliminate this and make patents
mandatory. I wonder if it would even be constitutional.
Phil Hibbs.
If it's already in the market, then it exists as prior art and cannot be
patented by someone later.
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