17 January 2013Patents
Obama scraps ‘dead zone’ in AIA amendments
US President Barack Obama signed a bill to update the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) on Monday.
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Jurisdiction reports
1 December 2012 On September 16, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA).
Patents
1 December 2011 The AIA was enacted on September 16, 2011, creating new proceedings for challenging patents at the USPTO. Eldora Ellison and Deborah Sterling discuss the predominant post-assurance proceedings that are (or will become) available.