September 13, 2011 archive

America First-To-Invent to First-To-File

http://www.inventorsdigest.com/archives/7262 Now that passage of the America Invents Act (patent reform) is all but certain – it’s only awaiting the President’s signature It is clear that the current first-to-invent system almost never benefits the independent inventor. Further, the cost of proving who was first to invent, under the current system, is prohibitive to small businesses …

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