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Intellectual property Many patents, still pending 知识产权 悬而未决的专利 Congress tweaks, but does not overhaul, America s patent system 国会将对美国专利制度进行小幅修改 AFTER years of dithering, America is set for patent reform. 徘徊犹豫了多年，美国终于着手专利改革。 On September 6th a bill proposing to change the system passed its highest procedural hurdlein the Senate. 9月6号，整改议案过了最艰难的一关参议院。 With Barack Obama supportive, this means the America Invents Act could soon be signed intolaw. 得到总统巴拉克?奥巴马的支持，美国发明法规将很快能正式写入法律。 Instead of the first to invent principle, which America currently uses, patents will beawarded to inventors who are the first to file . 美国专利目前遵循 第一发明 原则，将改为授予第一个申请注册的人。 This is similar to the system most other countries use. The aim is to avoid long and difficultlegal arguments over who was the first to come up with an idea. 目前大部分国家都实行这种规定，这样可避免对第一发明人的确定争论不休，难以确定。 | 
