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

[Tobias Müller via Digitalmars-d]

Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote: 
> "First to file not first to invent" – by the corporations for the
> corporations. This should tell you everything you need to know about
> technological innovation in the USA.

I think you misunderstood the "first to file" rule. In a strict "first to
file" system (like in the EU), any early disclosure counts as prior art.
First to file is only between two competing patent applications of an
undisclosed invention.
USA is a bit less strict and grants a grace period after disclosure.