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The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 2011 aimed at simplifying the U.S. patent system and allowing inventions to be brough to market sooner. The AIA makes significant changes to the patent system, including changing from a first-to-invent scheme to a first-to-file scheme, eliminating interference proceedings and developing post-grant opposition. less -

Fixing Unintentional Duty of Disclosure and Candor Issues Through Supplemental Examination

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/19/2024

A significant procedure for patent owners, Supplemental Examination, was established in the 2012 America Invents Act when Congress determined there should be a proceeding to turn events that in the past could lead to...more

PTAB Strategies and Insights - October 2019: Graphical Snapshot of Supplemental Examination

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 11/5/2019

Supplemental Examination was born out of fixing potential inequitable conduct issues before they are raised in a court proceeding. 35 U.S.C. § 257(a); 27 CFR § 1.601; M.P.E.P. § 2800. The stated goal is to improve patent...more

Supplemental Examination: Potential Benefits vs. Guaranteed Risks

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 9/12/2016

The America Invents Act of 2011 introduced supplemental examination of patents as a post-grant process intended to limit expensive and unpredictable inequitable conduct litigation and improve patent quality. As codified, 35...more

Drew Hirshfeld Appointed as New Commissioner of Patents

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 7/31/2015

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced earlier today that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has appointed Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy Drew Hirshfeld to be the new Commissioner for Patents...more

USPTO Offers Guidance on Supplemental Examination

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/31/2012

The USPTO has published “Tips for Filing a Compliant Supplemental Examination Request” on its AIA Implementation Web page. According to the notice, the USPTO has received six requests for Supplemental Examination, but...more