Posts Tagged ‘patent procedure’

This is another red-letter day in the field of patent prosecution.  The last day that was this important was June 8, 1995 when NAFTA and GATT-TRIP became effective in the USPTO.

The America Invents Act (AIA) was signed into law on September 16, 2011 by President Obama. Seven (7) provisions of the AIA went into effect on September 16, 2012. These provisions relate to:

• – Inventor’s oath or declaration;
  – Preissuance submission;
  – Supplemental examination;
  – Citation of patent owner claim scope statements;
  – Post-grant review;
  – Inter parties review; and
  – Covered business method review.