[Atlas Sneezed]

This should be found unconstitutional. I don’t know who will file the suit, but the Constitution recognizes the rights of “inventors”.

SCOTUS will need to decide whether being the second to think up an invention but first to file makes you an “inventor.” Put another way, can one invention have several separate “inventors”?

I can’t say which way they would rule.

[indthkr]

"This should be found unconstitutional. I don’t know who will file the suit, but the Constitution recognizes the rights of “inventors”.

One big problem here could be the issue of Trade Secrets. If I am an "inventor" who has developed something, but I choose to keep it secret for whatever reason, then somebody else can come along and patent the idea (by theft, or otherwise) under First To File. This wouldn't be possible under First To Invent.

I agree that the constitutionality of the final bill should be examined.

Ultimately, this bill will probably help Asian tech companies more than improving American competitiveness.