Tuesday, 29 July 2014

New Laws And U. S. :patent Invention For Startups

By Annabelle Holman


When it comes to new inventions, there are new laws that may effect garage inventors and inventions. In fact, the days of inventing new and interesting objects may soon be a thing of the past. All of which is thanks to the new law related to U. S. Patent invention for startups provides far less opportunities for individuals than corporations. While, individuals were originally provided patents as an incentive to safely sale ideas about inventions, it is now the government, companies and corporations who benefit most.

While there is popularity among the belief that this new law violates the individual right to privacy, others disagree. Regardless, the context of the law itself provides opportunities first to companies and corporations rather than individuals. Whereas, when the Founding Fathers created the patent system, it was one in which U. S. Law benefited inventors.

In many areas of the world, companies and corporations have always had the priority when applying. The system in the United States has instead always been a system close to that of the original. A system devised by the the country's Founding Fathers during the initial construction of the U. S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. At the time, it was considered an investment into America to make an investment into the development of the country.

While it was the Founding Fathers who established the process, patents were initially provided to individuals as an incentive to help share ideas. After which, the system worked for more than two hundred years. Originally designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, it is a process that is now often considered stolen by companies and corporations.

Two important systems are at play when it comes to this new law. First, the "first-to-invent, " act provided patents to those whom applied based on originally and invention. Whereas, the "first-to-file, " system often provides the patent to those whom first file an application for one.

At one point and time, the government attempted to intervene with a plan that would make obtaining a patent a harmonious event. Unfortunately, after meeting with congressional members, the plan failed. After which, the U. S. Law became aligned with foreign law. This new law while inclusive, still favors government, companies and corporations over individuals or small business.

The bill known as the "Americas Invents Acts, " is a first of its kind. It is in this bill that the "first-to-invent, " and the "first-to-file, " controversy first arose. While many voted to keep the first, the latter still became law. At some point and time, it may very well be one which gets repealed but as of today, it's officially the law as relates to obtaining a patent.

In the U. S. Where shows like "Shark Tank, " are now aimed at individual inventions and entrepreneurs, it is doubt that individual inventions will ever be absent from the marketplace. This new law does give more power to large companies and corporations for obtaining patents before individuals. Still, there are also provisions to the system which make it difficult to ascertain as to whether there will me a major shift away from America's individual inventions, or governmental and corporate greed.




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