AIA Patents: Trickle becomes a Stream
Patent – Patently-O 2016-07-31
Summary:
by Dennis Crouch The first-to-invent rules of the America Invents Act of 2011 began taking effect in March 2013. New patent applications filed after the changeover date are examined under the new rules while those that were eather already on file or properly claim priority* to a pre-AIA filing are examined under the old rules. [updated to fix typo] Although […]