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America Invents Act › Patent Reissue Applications › Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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... more +
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 -
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Antedating Prior Art in Reissue and Reexamination: Part 1

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Takeaways - - Pre-AIA patents may be able to “swear behind” prior art applied in reissue and reexamination. - “Swearing behind” has limits and obtaining sufficient evidence to establish prior invention may be difficult to...more

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PTAB Strategies and Insights - April 2019: USPTO Provides Guidance on Reissue and Reexam Stays during AIA Trials

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The USPTO issued guidance regarding procedures to stay when reissue or reexaminations are pending during a parallel AIA proceeding. The basic factors that will be considered are...more

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