Re: Patents and trade secrets was: Encryption algorithms used in PrivaSoft
Now, this is all expected to change, to become more harmonious with the rest of the world. The changes that I've heard are 1) Go to first-to-file instead of first-to-invent
Michael Shields wrote:
Does this mean that prior art would no longer invalidate a patent?
No. It just moves the prior art date from the date of invention to the date of filing the patent application. dvw
David Van Wie writes:
Does this mean that prior art would no longer invalidate a patent?
No. It just moves the prior art date from the date of invention to the date of filing the patent application.
Can you explain that? It doesn't make much sense... .pm
David Van Wie writes:
It just moves the prior art date from the date of invention to the date of filing the patent application.
.pm writes:
Can you explain that? It doesn't make much sense...
I'll ask a more specific question: What happens if the chronology goes like this ? (0) Alice invents a snaffleblort. (1) Bob invents a snaffleblort. (2) Bob files for a patent on a snaffleblort.
From what you said, it would appear that Alice's prior art won't count when it comes to considering the validity of Bob's patent claim. Is that correct ?
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