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Re:United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' P... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @03:34PM (#5370593)
[General support for jmatthew3 - http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/general_info_concerni...]

The period to file was supposed to be important though in non-conflicting applications. It allowed, for example, potential applicants to seek investment in various ways without fear of a specified disclosure causing loss of priority. Do you know how much inventors availed themselves of that ability?

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