Update On Patent Trolls
The America Invents Act (AIA), which became fully implemented March 16, 2013, revised U.S. patent law but included few reforms directed to curbing Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) or “patent troll” activity. Full Story
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Micro Entity Lower Fee for Independent Inventor
The micro entity provision of the Americas Invent Act is now law. Now all the rule changes mandated by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) have been implemented by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). One reason for the change was to make the patent system more efficient and accessible to the independent inventor. Full Story
USPTO Rules Eliminate Inter Partes Review Dead Zone
On March 25, 2013, the USPTO published final rule changes to “Implement the Technical Corrections to the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act as to Inter Partes Review.” Full Story
USPTO Implements Significant Patent Term Adjustment Changes Pursuant to the AIA Technical Corrections Act
On April 1, 2013, the USPTO published an “interim final rule” relating to Patent Term Adjustment (PTA), to implement changes to the PTA statute embodied in the AIA Technical Corrections Act. Full Story
Australia’s April 12 Deadline for Raising the Bar
Now that we have made it past the March 16, 2013 effective date of the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act, it is time to turn our attention to Australia, and the April 15, 2013 effective date of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act. Full Story
Breaking Down the New First-to-file Patent Rules
The new rules are now official and a first to file system has now been implemented by United States Patent and Trademark Office. Full Story
U.S. Patent Law Changes: The First-Inventor-to-File One Year Grace Period
The America Invents Act, which President Obama signed into law on September 16, 2011, has been gradually overhauling the United States patent system. Full Story
Preserving First-to-Invent Status Under the America Invents Act
Now that the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) have taken effect, stakeholders should understand how to preserve the first-to-invent status of patent applications that were filed before March 16, 2013. Full Story
Does the Experimental Use Exception Survive the AIA?
Now that the March 16, 2013 effective date of the first-to-file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is fast-approaching, I have been reviewing the commentary in the USPTO’s February 14, 2013 Federal Register Notices publishing the final First Inventor To File rules and Examination Guidelines. Full Story
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: “First-Inventor-to-File” Takes Effect On March 16, 2013
The America Invents Act (AIA) has made numerous changes to U.S. patent law. Pub. L. No. 112-29, 125 Stat. 284 (2011). Full Story
