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	First to Invent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		First let me make clear, "diligent pursuit" has absolutely no relationship to the concept of "due diligence." Due diligence is an inve-S-ting term and means that the party doing due diligence is studying the viability of an investment in order to properly decide if such an investment is appropriate and/or acceptable to them.
		First it is onerous to maintain it daily, even hourly when appropriate and it is getting to be more and more onerous as we use computers to write and draw.
		First, you can waste a lot of $100 fees on "inventions" that you later discover to be old art already done before or that will not be commercializable for one reason or another.
	www.idearights.com /firsttoinvt.htm (2811 words)

	First to file and first to invent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		First to file and first to invent are legal concepts that define who has the right to the grant of a patent for an invention.
		The first to file system is used in the majority of countries, with the notable exception of the United States, which operates a first to invent system.
		In contrast, the first to invent system leads to uncertainty as the right to grant of a patent can be challenged by a second party and can only be finally determined by extensive consideration of the making of the invention.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_to_invent (796 words)

	First to File
		In contrast, under the first-to-file system followed by the overwhelming majority of countries, patent rights may be claimed by the first person to file a patent application; irrespective of whether he or she was truly the first inventor.
		The first inventor is the person who first conceived of the invention provided that he or she diligently worked to reduce the invention to practice from the moment of conception to the date of filing the patent application.
		First, they fear that a system which grants priority of invention based on the date of filing of the patent application, will immediately result in an inordinate increase in the number of patent applications filed at the Patent Office.
	www.usip.com /articles/1st2fil.htm (7953 words)

	carnathan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The primary alternative to awarding the patent to the first to invent is to award it to the first inventor to file an application for the patent.
		The cases in the first part of this century hint that the legal rules were perhaps driven by the courts' estimation of the complexity of the inventions they were addressing.
		First, because the inventor cannot know that reduction-to-practice will entitle her to the patent, she must keep records as she works to document not only when she first conceived the idea, but also her diligence throughout the period from conception through reduction-to-practice.
	www.law.ua.edu /lawreview/carnathan.htm (19874 words)

	COMMENT: WHY FIRST-TO-FILE SHOULD NOT MEAN THE END OF INTERFERENCES
		First, we need a system for dealing with charges of derivation and outright theft of invention.
		Party B denies that but concedes that party A is entitled to the benefit of its second foreign priority date, while party B claims that it is entitled to the benefit of its first foreign priority date for count 1.
		Party B claims that it is entitled to the benefit of its first U.S. filing date for count 2.
	www.oblon.com /Pub/gholz-17.html (1858 words)

	What's the Meaning of "Invent"? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Generally, as a starting point, "invent" in this context means first to conceive, however the first to conceive can lose a priority contest if she is not first to reduce to practice and is not diligent (see below).
		The inventor who is first to conceive and last to reduce to practice is the "first to invent" only if she has been diligent prior to the time the second inventor enters the field.
		Thus, the first to conceive may 'put it on the shelf', as long as her diligence is resumed before the second inventor's conception, and is continuous thereafter until the invention is reduced to practice.
	www.ciphersbyritter.com /NEWS4/FSTINVNT.HTM (4184 words)

	Invent DCU First Tuesday
		For service providers, and their affiliate partners First Tuesday provides a forum for accessing the opinion leaders and entrepreneurs that are driving the new economy in Ireland.
		In essence, First Tuesday is a community builder, trusted resource and open marketplace for entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors and service providers in the new economy.
		First Tuesday as a concept has gained much ground all over the world since October 1998.
	webpages.dcu.ie /~inventwm/60.html (150 words)

	Inventor's Handbook: Chapter Two
		The U.S. has a “first to invent” policy regarding invention, meaning that the first originator of an invention receives credit for it.
		The first person to patent an invention will not receive credit unless they were also the first to invent it.
		In the United States, the date that is 12 months from the date of the first enabling public disclosure is the bar date for filing a patent application.
	web.mit.edu /invent/h-chapters/h-two.html (330 words)

	SSRN-Are the U.S. Patent Priority Rules Really Necessary? by Mark Lemley, Colleen Chien (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In order to determine who is first to invent, the United States has created an elaborate set of "interference" proceedings and legal standards to define invention and decide how it may be proven.
		Advocates of global patent harmonization have suggested, however, that the first inventor is usually also the first to file, and that the first-to-invent standard is unnecessary and wasteful.
		We find that the first person to file is usually, but by no means always, also the first to invent.
	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=405180 (514 words)

	First to introduce
		Ariel was the first company to create a biomechanical system for scientific, educational, and commercial applications.
		Ariel was the first to invent the Variable Resistance exercise equipment.
		Ariel introduce the first affordable high speed camera at 240 Hz to be used with direct capturing to hard disk and up to one hour of continuous recording.
	www.arielnet.com /topics/Firsts/firsts.html (491 words)

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		While the first patent act was under consideration, John Fitch and James Rumsey were fighting over who was the first to invent the steamboat, and therefore, who should receive a patent.
		Under the present “first to invent” regime, the delayed inventor has a chance of showing that he or she invented first and retain patent rights.
		In any circumstances, the rights of first inventors to predate pre-filing, non-public patent applications that fail to claim the same invention should be preserved and inventors should not have their inventions declared obvious in view of prior-filed applications that are unpublished and therefore not publicly available.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~rjmorris/fall05/heller_pkt.doc (8364 words)

	innovation: Article- Who Invented First?
		In sharp contrast to the happy scenario on the TV invention reality shows, pinning down who invented what, when and where is one of the most difficult exercises there is for a patent attorney.
		Although this confusing quote is an excerpt from a 1893 case, it is still the law applied today in determining which inventor invented first.
		The party who wins the contest is the first one to reduce to practice the invention, unless the other party conceived the invention first and then diligently worked towards reducing the invention to practice.
	www.techcommjournal.org /index.php?articleID=145 (1392 words)

	Introducing An Evolution Of The FIRST Logo
		FIRST is pleased to present the next evolution of our logo.
		FIRST has changed and evolved over the past 15 years.
		We recognize that FIRST is a volunteer driven organization and that resources are valuable.
	www.usfirst.org /about/news/newlogo2004.htm (836 words)

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		This proofs-based system is significantly disadvantageous to the first to make the invention in these patent interference contests if the first to make the invention is not also the first inventor to file for a patent.
		In short, in no other country of the world is the first inventor who is first to seek a patent put at this type of risk of loss of the right to patent.
		Between 1983 and 2000, 98 independent inventors who were not the first inventor to file for a patent were able to use patent interferences to establish the right to patent, while 115 independent inventors that were the first to file for a patent had their rights to patent defeated in patent interferences.
	www.abanet.org /intlaw/hubs/leadership/agenda/tab5b.doc (1876 words)

	Record Keeping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the United States a patent is granted to the first person to invent....not the first person to file a patent application (it is interesting to note that in most foreign countries the first to file is granted the patent).
		This "first to invent" distinction in the United States works to the advantage of the first inventor-in that he/she has priority over anyone else who files a patent application on the invention.
		Having to prove that you were first to invent can be lengthy and costly process in the courts.
	www.roswellpark.org /hri/record.html (208 words)

	First to File ASEE Prism - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One reform that's generating controversy among universities and independent inventors would award patents to the first people to file their patents with the USPTO.
		That's a substantial change from the current "first-to-invent" system, which grants the patent to the first person to devise the invention.
		In first-to-file systems, all that matters is who got their paperwork to patent office first.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3797/is_200511/ai_n15868807 (864 words)

	Small Times - Opinion: Parts of patent reform could hurt independent inventors, startups
		First, the bill contains provisions that make a fundamental change to our country's patent system, to take it from the present "first-to-invent" system to a "first-to-file" system.
		However, the current first-to-invent scheme supplies many ways besides the interference process for a first inventor to prove that he or she is entitled to a patent.
		For example, an inventor may in many cases prove he or she was the first inventor by providing additional facts supporting an earlier invention date.
	www.smalltimes.com /document_display.cfm?document_id=10065 (674 words)

	Invent First Bicycles
		This was the first type of bicycle, invented by Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun and..
		Dumfriesshire, Scotland, invented the first bicycle with foot pedals in the 1830 to...
		Dunlop was the first to invent a tire with an air-filled tube for bicycles.
	www.fronttriangle.info /info/Invent-First-Bicycles (394 words)

	HP opens first 'HP Invent Center' in the Middle East \| HP Middle East
		The HP Invent Center applies a pragmatic approach to ensure that customers are able to quickly define a roadmap to achieve the overall business vision and establish a high-level of confidence that correct decisions are being made.
		'HP has Invent Center locations worldwide and it is a testament to the growth of this region in technology and HP's recognition of this which has brought this development to Dubai,' said Joseph Hanania, Regional General Manger, HP Middle East.
		The HP Invent Centers have a proven track record with clients from all the major industry segments, who have all harnessed the real benefits obtained from the business of innovation.
	www.ameinfo.com /34906.html (1201 words)

	IEEE-USA Today's Engineer
		The current patent law system observes the First-to-Invent rule, meaning that the inventor who first invented an innovation, not the first to file for a patent on that innovation, is granted the patent protection.
		The first inventor, not the first filer, is rewarded so that the inventor’s time and money is not diluted.
		Because of the Provisional Application, which may be relatively quickly and inexpensively prepared by the inventor, the large costs associated with interferences that determine who is the first to invent may be eliminated.
	www.todaysengineer.org /2005/Jul/poll.html (924 words)

	Right of First-Inventor-To-File / Patent Reform Issues / Help Us Save Our Patent System - Professional Inventors ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As such, this provision rewards the individual or entity that is fastest in filing a patent application, irrespective of the significant contributions of the inventor.
		It should be understood that it is because the U.S. has a first to invent structure and the rest of the world has a first to file structure that the U.S. is the production and employment machine that it is. The individual Inventor is the prime mover unrestricted by corporate structure and constraints.
		The support for individual inventors is a precious asset in order to maintain the superior position of the U.S. It certainly would be anxiety producing to compromise that support and to leave the future of the U.S. to the good offices of International Corporations.
	www.piausa.org /patent_reform_issues/right_of_first_inventor_to_file (394 words)

	Idaho SBDC - Idaho Small Business Development Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The United States is one of only a handful of countries that recognizes the "first to invent" rather than the "first to file" for patent protection.
		It gives additional "first to invent" protection, and, along with your bound lab book, lets you declare that "a patent is pending." It also gives one year (365 days) in which to "reduce to practice" the invention and seek a licensee, before having to pay thousands of dollars for the non-provisional "regular" patent application.
		In such cases it is advisable first to obtain a signed non-disclosure agreement.
	www.idahosbdc.org /invent_patent_how.html (526 words)

	Fairness V. Efficiency - News by InformationWeek
		Reform measure would grant patent to first party to file, and not necessarily the one who first conceived the invention.
		Nearly ever other country awards patents to the first party to file, and supporters of the proviso like the idea of U.S. patent statues harmonizing with the laws of other nations.
		Several patent attorneys contend first-to-file is what's practiced in the United States because the first person to invent is usually the first to file, and that in the overwhelming majority of cases the Board of Interferences sides with the first to file.
	www.informationweek.com /showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180205517 (567 words)

	Inventor's Handbook: Chapter Seven
		The first person to invent an idea—as opposed to the first person to file a patent—is the legal inventor.
		That's why in cases of dispute, it's imperative to be able to prove the date when you first envisioned the invention.
		When two or more parties claim the same invention, the patent office can declare what the federal patent law terms an “interference.” An interference is a proceeding to determine which party was the “first to invent” (see Chapter 2).
	web.mit.edu /invent/h-chapters/h-seven.html (413 words)

	Advisory: First to Invent vs. First to File
		All other countries are on a "first to file" basis, and pressure has been placed on the United States to conform.
		The first thing they do is to document their idea in a manner that establishes legal ownership as well as "priority" under patent laws—the same priority that filing for a patent provides.
		As long as the law stays as it is and protects the "first to invent," your Home Study Program gives you a way to achieve the same priority as a patent application.
	www.inventions.org /resources/advisory/first.html (807 words)

	Disclosures
		The first meeting of the Associate and the inventor(s) is a time when the invention may be discussed in greater detail.
		The U.S. patent system is a "first-to-invent" system; that is, the party that can prove they were the first to invent an invention gets the patent rights.
		In the U.S. we have one year from the date of first publication (or public disclosure) in which to file for a patent.
	otl.stanford.edu /inventors/disclosures.html (558 words)

	Story: Dickinson Addresses Patent Law Issues, 10/23/00.
		He also discusssed the first to invent versus first to file patent systems and the concerns of independent inventors, global harmonization of patent law, international enforcement, domestic law enforcement, and the need for database protection.
		Dickinson also touched on the first to invent and first to file systems in his address, and in answers to questions.
		"25 percent of those 400, or 100 of them, 100 of those cases, was the junior party, was usually the first to invent, but the second to file.
	www.techlawjournal.com /intelpro/20001023b.asp (1207 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Bell 'did not invent telephone'
		Claims that a German scientist invented the telephone 15 years before Alexander Graham Bell are supported by evidence from newly surfaced archive papers.
		Scottish-born scientist Alexander Graham Bell is often credited with making the first transmission of speech from one point to another by electrical means in 1876.
		But, as with so many of these "world firsts", there are competing claims.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/3253174.stm (482 words)

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