从美国专利法第102条修改看两类关键日的变化

Changes in Two Critical Days from the Amendment of Section 102 of the US Patent Law

2011年美国专利法修改的最重大的变化是先发明制改为发明人先申请制,这一变化主要体现在美国专利法第102条的修改中。本文以两类关键日作为线索,从比较法的角度解读该条修改前后的内涵以及与先申请制的差别,并初步分析了修改后对国外申请人可能产生的影响。

The most important change in35U.S.C.in2011lies in the transformation from the First Invention to the First Inventor to File provisions.This change is mainly refl ected by35U.S.C.102.This article compares the difference in two critical days between this section before and after the change of the Patent Law,as well as the difference among them and the First Filing system.In addition to that,this article gives some points on the possible infl uences on applicants abroad in the future.