New Patent Law Reforms

Even if you know very little about patents, I'm sure most people know what they are for, and have thought about getting one for some random idea they have had. Navigating through the patent laws and trying to figure out what is needed for you to actually patent something is another matter entirely. Now new laws for patents are being reworked.

Why exactly would you need a patent anyways? People use them so they don't get their ideas stolen, but who benefits from the new laws? Who gets the hose? Your small inventors are going to get screwed with the new laws if they don't have a ton of cash lying around. I can't explain it as well as these guys so just see what they have to say. Pay particular attention to the "first to file" vs. "first to invent" explanations. You may as well be a gps trucker if you can't afford to file.