[Link: What the First-to-File Patent Change Means (And What IP Strategists Should Do About It)] On March 16, 2013, the long-awaited “first-to-file” provisions of the America Invents Act go into effect. For your convenience, here’s a JD Supra roundup of most recent commentary and analysis on the historic change: Does The Experimental Use Exception Survive… Read more »
“The first-to-file system has the advantage of simplicity. It is difficult to prove when a person first mentally conceived of an invention, but it is easy to prove the date on which a patent application was filed. This enhanced simplicity, however, comes at a cost: instead of rewarding the earliest inventor, it rewards the inventor… Read more »
Washington, D.C.-based IP law firm Sterne Kessler has issued an informative series of videos featuring Robert Greene Sterne, the firm’s founding director, discussing the “huge challenges facing the new Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent & Trademark Office.” For your interest, Mr. Sterne’s predictions: 1. The Spike: “…discusses the spike in… Read more »
We’ve been itching to put together a new roundup of Intellectual Property Law advisories — a number of interesting updates have passed through JD Supra over the last few days and we’ve wanted to capture them for you. But before we get on with it, let’s all say out loud together (speak up in the… Read more »
