[OT] Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types

[Brad Anderson via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 26 August 2014 at 21:35:39 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
> There has been some changes in the US since that article was 
> written:
>
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_to_file_and_first_to_invent
>
> Ali

True but First-to-file didn't take away Prior Art. In fact, the 
America Invents Act actually broadened what qualifies as Prior 
Art so it's even easier* to submit prior art now.

* And by "easier" I mean "still extremely hard but not as hard as 
it used to be".