2. WRITE A BRIEF INTERPRETATION AND SUMMARY OF THE CASE IN ALMOST TWO TO THREE PARAGRAPHS.
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invention for a certain period of time,
which is given to an inventor as compen-
sation for disclosure of an invention.
Although it would be beneficial for the
world economy to have uniform patent laws,
each country has its own laws designed to
protect domestic inventions and safeguard
technology. Despite widespread variation,
patent laws generally fall under one of two
principles: the first-to-file and first-to-
invent. The first-to-file principle awards a
patent to the person or institution that
applies for a patent first, while the first-to-
invent principle grants the patent to the
person or institution that was first to invent –
and can prove it. Most countries have
adopted the first-to-file system. However,
the United States maintains a first-to-invent
system, despite obvious shortcomings. A
result of countries employing different
patent law principles is inconsistency of
patent ownership.
This first sentence is a general definition. It
may be safe to assume that your audience is
already familiar with patents; thus you do
not have to include it in your summary.
This is the main idea.
The classification of the two principles is
important.
Ignore specific details about the different
principles. The terms are self-explanatory.
It is important to point out that most of the
world follows one system and the United
States another.