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A comment on United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' Patent System.

Re:United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' P... by lennel on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @07:15AM (#5367746)
Out of curiosity, what kind of protection does the system offer against companies in certain markets patenting against potential innovations in these markets by inventors?
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Re:United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' P... by dthunt on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @07:32AM (#5367807)
In theory, (normal) patents should only be granted when they describe an invention to the level of detail that someone versed in the art can replicate the invention after expiration.

This property is unfortunately not generally present in patents once patent lawyers are done broadening the scope of possible 'embodiments' and rendering the language unintelligible.

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