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15 September 2021PatentsMuireann Bolger

Q&A: Cory Bell on 10 years of the America Invents Act

This week marks the ten year anniversary of America Invents Act (AIA), which became law on September 16, 2011. Also known as the Leahy-Smith Act, the AIA was designed to modernise the US patent system but its detractors have argued that the Act’s provisions could stifle innovation.

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