Comment by pjc50
4 months ago
See discussion on first-to-file: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43125638
The "clock" does not start when the invention happens, which is anyway a very hard thing to pin down. But as you say, it creates very counter intuitive results.
1. That’s not how first-to-file works. It’s a sadly common misunderstanding.
2. This case was from way before first-to-file even went into effect anyway.