lelefeng wrote:
在这里发言一定要慎重,否则影响自己的声誉。“先发明”原则适用于世贸组织成员国公民,当然包括外国人。
嗯,好像更广一些,适用于一切人。例如,一个火星人在美国登陆时使用了一项装置,被人看见了(known or used by others)。
35 USC 102
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless -
(a) the invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country, before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, |