America Invents Act Primer

A valuable desk reference on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ("AIA") that provides a straightforward explanation of how the AIA has changed U.S. patent law, when each change took effect, and the practical implications of each change

Sarah Hasford (Author)

9780128120965

Paperback, published 10 March 2017

400 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.61 kg

Approx.384 pages

1. Introduction to the America Invents Act2. Transitioning U.S. Patent Law From a “First-to-Invent? to a “First-Inventor-to-File? System Under the AIA 3. The AIA’s Impact on the Novelty and Non-Obviousness Patentability Requirements4. The AIA’s Effects on Patentable Subject Matter and the Patentability Requirements Set Forth by 35 U.S.C. § 112 5. The AIA’s Impact on Post-Grant Proceedings6. The AIA’s Effects on Claims That May Be Brought in Patent Infringement Suits 7. AIA’s Modifications to Patent Infringement Defenses8. AIA’s Changes to Patent Prosecution Practices 9. The AIA’s Changes to Inventor Oaths and Declarations and Patent Application Filings by Non-Inventors10. Miscellaneous Provisions of the AIA

Subject Areas: Intellectual property law [LNR]