First to file and first to invent: Difference between revisions

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'''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{{Fact|date=Feburary 2008}}, with the notable exception of the [[United States]], which operates a first to invent system. <ref> Jane K. Winn, Benjamin Wright, ''The Law of Electronic Commerce'', Aspen Publishers Online 2000, 2006-2 Supplement, p. 10-6, ISBN 0735516480</ref>

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== First to file ==