The first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) took effect on March 16, 2013. While the effective date provisions for the first-inventor-to-file provisions are complicated,…
In two months, the U.S. patent system will begin its transition from the current "first to invent" system to a new "first-inventor-to-file" system. Inventors and applicants should be considering…
The “first-to-file” provisions of the United States "America Invents Act (AIA)" take effect on March 16, 2013. Because of other changes to the U.S. patent system, this date will be just as important…
