Excellent news for large corporations. They won't have to pay off those pesky little inventors they steal from anymore...
Among the proposed changes in both bills is a measure to convert the U.S. to a "first-to-file" system for granting patents (which most other countries use) rather than the "first-to-invent" system currently in place. Proponents say this would clearly establish who holds a patent, eliminating many costly lawsuits.
