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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 -

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - September 2018: Third Party Submissions in the U.S.: What You Need to Know

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 9/14/2018

The America Invents Act provides an expanded process for a third party to submit prior art to the examiner concerning any U.S. patent application. The new process is aimed to encourage the public to submit relevant art as a...more

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - September 2018

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 9/13/2018

A Survey of Third Party Observation Systems - Third party observations can be a cost-effective way of introducing prior art or arguments related to patentability of a published patent application. The September 2018 issue...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2013

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/21/2013

Copyright co-ownership is a well-established method of allocating rights within the software, recording, and motion picture industries. In theory, it presents a clear and simple arrangement and provides a strong degree of...more

Final Rules for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the America Invents Act

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/20/2013

The transition to the first-inventor-to-file (FITF) system occurs on March 16, 2013. To prepare for implementing the change to the FITF system, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), on February 14, 2013,...more

America Invents Act: Inter Partes Review

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/11/2013

What is an inter partes review? An inter partes review (“IPR”) enables a third party to challenge one or more claims in an issued patent at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“Office”). IPR was designed to...more

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