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The first to invent policy is a controversial patent law doctrine only used in the United States. Based on this policy, under certain circumstances, inventor A who made the invention earlier than inventor B, deserves to be awarded a patent even if B filed the patent application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) earlier.

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