The Software IP Report
The America Invents Act for Non-Patent Lawyers
By Charles Bieneman
Categories: Miscellaneous, The Software IP Report
The America Invents Act, as every patent lawyer knows, makes significant changes to the practice of patent law in the United States. Especially if you are not a patent lawyer, you may find helpful my recent article, “Some Basics of the America Invents Act for Non-Patent Lawyers,” published in the August 2012 issue of the Michigan Bar Journal. In this article, I cover various new features of U.S. patent law implemented by the AIA, including the new first-to-file regime, which is less straightforward than it might be. I also discuss new procedures for post-grant review, as well as other facets of the law of interest to anyone dealing with technology issues.