IPWatchdog

A Simple Guide to the AIA Oddities: First to File

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is Part 2 in the America Invents Act: Traps for the Unwary series. I will be speaking on this topic at the AIPLA annual meeting on October 24, 2013. CLICK HERE to register ...
IPWatchdog

The AIA’s First-to-File Transition SHOULD have Resulted in More Provisional Filings

The United States has stood apart as one of the few countries that did not abide by the first-to-file system until recently. Specifically, the patent statutes previously identified novelty and ...
JD Supra

Maximizing the Value of Pre-AIA Patent Applications Using First-to-File Regime – Part I

The first-to-file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) took effect on March 16, 2013. The predominant view among patent practitioners is that applicants should in general keep their ...
JD Supra

Derivation proceedings highlight race to file under AIA

In one of the first decisions regarding derivation proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s finding ...