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Line 1: '''First to file''' and '''first to invent''' are legal concepts that define who has the right to the grant of a [[patent]] for an [[invention]]. The first to file system is used in the majority of countries, with the notable exception of the [[United States]], which operates a first to invent system. {{~~TOCleft~~TOCright}} == First to file == In a first to file system, the right to the grant of a patent for a given invention lies with the first person to file a patent application for protection of that invention, regardless of the date of actual invention.

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