Section 3 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), entitled �First Inventor to File,� fundamentally reforms U.S. patent law.  The U.S. patent systems goes from a �first-to-invent� to a �first-to-file� on March 16, 2013.  The discussion will focus on the meaning of �first-to-file,� likely impacts in research and development, and practical steps that can be taken before and after March 16, 2013.

First-to-File: What does it mean?

244th National Meeting (2012)

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