The US patent system is now "first to file". Doesn't that necessarily make prior art less of an obstacle?
If the politicians get the control and financing they seek, they should be willing to accept personal financial (and career) responsibility for any subsequent failure.
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prior art in a first to file world
The US patent system is now "first to file". Doesn't that necessarily make prior art less of an obstacle?
With control should come reponsibility
If the politicians get the control and financing they seek, they should be willing to accept personal financial (and career) responsibility for any subsequent failure.