Question: 1)Bill and Ted are both programmers. They do not know each other. They both develop the same patentable computer code (independently, but the code they

1)Bill and Ted are both programmers. They do not know each other. They both develop the same patentable computer code (independently, but the code they developed is identical). Bill works for Dell. Ted is an unemployed student. Ted developed the code in 2014. Bill developed in one year later, in 2015. Dell filed for a patent on the code in December 2015. Ted files for a patent in January of 2016.

The answer is "Ted will get the patent". Why is it so?

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