JD Supra

Federal Circuit Sidesteps Constitutionality of AIA First-to-File Provision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit faced an issue of first impression when a named inventor on three patents challenged the first-inventor-to-file provision of the America Invents Act ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...