Maximizing the Value of Pre-AIA Patent Applications Using First-to-File...
Authored by Emily Liu* and Tianran Yan The first-to-file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) took effect on March 16, 2013. The predominant view among patent practitioners is that...
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Authored by Peng Sun* and Tianran Yan Our previous post discussed the need for invoking the first-to-file regime in order to maximize the value of certain pre-AIA applications that claim foreign...
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In this final post of our trilogy, we present a third scenario where the first-to-file regime under AIA offers previously unavailable opportunities for disqualifying certain prior art references. The...
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