A rule that says a patent is given to the first to file it. The order they invented it doesn’t matter. Only the US doesn’t follow this first to file rule.
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A rule that says a patent is given to the first to file it. The order they invented it doesn’t matter. Only the US doesn’t follow this first to file rule.
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