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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 -

USPTO Adjusts Fees for PTAB IPR Proceedings

Jones Day on 11/17/2017

On November 14th, the USPTO issued a final rule setting and adjusting patent fees during fiscal year 2017. The new fees, set to take effect January 16, 2018, include upward adjustments of fees for requesting Inter Partes...more

To Be or Not to Be a Micro Entity

Baker Donelson on 8/4/2017

When filing a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), certain applicants have the option to designate “small entity status” or “micro entity status.” Claiming either small or micro...more

USPTO Proposes Fee Increases for FY 2017

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 12/22/2016

The USPTO has published its notice of proposed rulemaking for the FY 2017 patent fee schedule in the Federal Register. The USPTO proposes fee increases to recover its estimated costs for patent operations and achieve its...more

Higher US Patent Fees On The Horizon

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/20/2016

The USPTO has published a proposed fee schedule for patent fees likely to take effect October 1, 2017–the start of the USPTO’s next fiscal year. The proposed fee schedule makes “slight” changes to many fees, and more...more

Legal Alert: A Little Rule With Big Implications: USPTO Implements New Fee Schedule Including a 75% Reduction in Patent Fees for...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 3/29/2013

On March 19, 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented a new fee schedule as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Act). Among numerous changes in the fees for patent services...more

March 15 and March 18 - Two Important Dates to Make a Note Of

Baker Donelson on 2/14/2013

On March 16, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is changing from a First-to-Invent system to a First-Inventor-to-File system under the America Invents Act for all patent applications that have a priority date...more

The America Invents Act

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 2/1/2013

As we advised previously, on September 16, 2011, the President signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the most comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. patent system in more than 60 years. Most of the changes required by the...more

USPTO Announces New, Higher USPTO Patent Fees

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/22/2013

The USPTO has published the new patent fee structure that it is implementing pursuant to its fee-setting authority under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA)....more

USPTO Publishes Final Rule Setting Patent Fees

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 1/22/2013

Last Friday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a final rule in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 4212) setting and adjusting certain patent fees pursuant to the Office's fee-setting authority under § 10 of the...more

USPTO Issues Final Rule Implementing Micro Entity Status

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 12/28/2012

Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 75019) issuing the Office's final rule implementing the micro entity provision of § 10 of the Leahy-Smith America...more

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