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Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff

Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff

Foley & Lardner LLP


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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...more

3/19/2013 - America Invents Act First-to-File First-to-Invent Patent Applications Patents USPTO

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...more

3/8/2013 - America Invents Act Experimental Use Exception First-to-File Patents Pharmaceutical Public Use

Maximizing the Effect of Patent Applications as Prior Art Under the AIA

Now that we are less than one month away from implementation of the First-Inventor-To-File provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA), stakeholders are considering whether to file new patent applications now, to secure...more

2/22/2013 - America Invents Act First-to-File First-to-Invent Patent Applications Patents Prior Art

A First Look at the Final First Inventor to File Rules

The USPTO’s final First Inventor To File rules and Examination Guidelines were published in the February 14, 2013 edition of the Federal Register. While many of the final rules are identical to the proposed rules, there are...more

2/19/2013 - First-to-File Foreign Priority Applications Ipsissimis Verbis Identity Patents Prior Art Same Subject Matter Requirement Third-Party Transition Applications USPTO

Countdown to the Ides of March

As of today, we are two months from March 15, 2013–the last day to secure an effective filing date under the current “first to invent” patent system. While we still are waiting for the USPTO to publish its final rules...more

1/15/2013 - America Invents Act First-to-File Patents USPTO

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