Leahy–Smith America Invents Act

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The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act is a 2011 U.S. patent reform law that overhauled the patent system, including shifting to a first-inventor-to-file regime and creating new post-grant review procedures.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
patent reform law ⓘ
abbreviation AIA ⓘ
affects United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ
patent application process ⓘ
patent litigation procedures ⓘ
congressNumber 112th United States Congress ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 2011-09-16 ⓘ
effectiveDate 2011-09-16 ⓘ
2013-03-16 ⓘ
goal harmonize U.S. patent law with international systems ⓘ
improve patent quality ⓘ
reduce patent litigation costs ⓘ
hasProvision derivation proceedings ⓘ
micro entity fee status ⓘ
prioritized examination ⓘ
introducedBy Lamar Smith ⓘ
linked to: Lamar S. Smith
introducedInChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
jurisdiction United States patent system ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
mainChange changes to false marking provisions ⓘ
changes to joinder of defendants in patent litigation ⓘ
creation of covered business method review ⓘ
creation of inter partes review ⓘ
creation of post-grant review procedures ⓘ
expansion of prior art definition ⓘ
fee-setting authority for United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ
introduction of supplemental examination ⓘ
modification of grace period rules ⓘ
transition to first-inventor-to-file system ⓘ
namedAfter Lamar Smith ⓘ
linked to: Lamar S. Smith

Patrick Leahy ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 112-29 ⓘ
reforms United States patent law ⓘ
linked to: Patent Act of 1952
regulates patent applicants ⓘ
patent challengers ⓘ
patent owners ⓘ
sector innovation policy ⓘ
technology law ⓘ
shortName America Invents Act ⓘ
signedBy Barack Obama ⓘ
subjectMatter intellectual property ⓘ
patents ⓘ
systemEstablished first-inventor-to-file patent system ⓘ
systemReplaced first-to-invent patent system ⓘ
title Leahy–Smith America Invents Act ⓘ
yearEnacted 2011 ⓘ

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linked to: Leahy–Smith America Invents Act
Leahy–Smith America Invents Act → shortName → America Invents Act ⓘ
linked to: Leahy–Smith America Invents Act
Leahy–Smith America Invents Act → title → Leahy–Smith America Invents Act ⓘ