As of March 16, 2013, the USPTO officially switched to the first-to-file system—from the first-to-invent system that had previously been a hallmark of U.S. patent law. Part of the America Invents Act, which was enacted...more
In an attempt to combat the growing proliferation of “patent trolls”, two U.S. congressmen have recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would make it significantly easier for a prevailing defendant in a patent infringement...more