On April 10, 2012, who has priority to obtain a patent for an invention? The individual who is the _____.

On April 10, 2012, U.S. patent law generally used a first-to-invent system. Priority went to the person who could establish that they invented the invention first, rather than simply the person who filed first. Therefore, the correct choice is “first to invent.”

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