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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 -

PTAB Strategies and Insights - March 2021

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/31/2021

The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more

Nota Bene Episode 99: Unpacking the Pendulum of American Patent Policy Then, Now, and Forward with Rob Masters

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/6/2020

As we pivot into the next generation of technology for the 21st century, we’re taking a look at the only intellectual property rights to be mentioned in the U.S. Constitution – patents. We’re joined by Rob Masters to explore...more

The Supreme Court: Cases To Watch And Missed Opportunities

Weintraub Tobin on 10/3/2018

In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has considered a number of intellectual property and related cases, but many issues remain unresolved. Therefore, it is important to look both at the cases currently before the U.S....more

Patent Rights in the U.S.: Is the Pendulum Finally Swinging Back to Center?

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 9/30/2016

The U.S. patent system has long struggled to strike a balance that both encourages patent rights and prevents patent abuse. Finding that balance requires giving patent owners the right amount of patent enforcement power,...more

Intellectual Property Newsletter -August 2016

A&O Shearman on 8/22/2016

Shearman & Sterling’s IP litigation team has published its quarterly newsletter. The newsletter covers a number of current IP topics, including a look at the America Invents Act, five years in; the U.S. International Trade...more

IP Newsflash - August 2015 #2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/17/2015

FEDERAL CIRCUIT CASES - Federal Circuit Quashes $287 Million Enhanced Damages Award Finding Objectively Reasonable Defenses Raised During Litigation - The Federal Circuit has reversed a district court’s award of...more

Congress Continues to Promote Patent Reform Efforts

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/13/2015

In recent years, Congress has devoted a great deal of attention to patent reform. Those efforts led in 2011 to passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which was the most extensive revision of the patent laws in...more

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