America Invents Act Enacted With Significant Patent Law Changes

On September 16, President Obama signed into law the America Invents Act (AIA), which includes a fee increase and a number of significant revisions to U.S. Patent Law.  Important aspects of the law revisions, their effective dates, and our recommendations, are discussed in a Special Report that is available in the News & Events section of our website.  We are updating that Special Report as the law and the USPTO implementation of it are clarified.  We will issue additional Special Reports for major developments.  The full text of the AIA is available here.