Domestic and International Patents, Trademarks, and IP Strategy
The Senate approved the Patent Reform Act which would transition the U.S. to a first-to-file system instead of the current first-to-invent system. The Act also creates a nine-month “first window” post-grant procedure to allow challenges to patents.
Links: WSJ, law.com, Patent Reform Act Bill 112 S 23 RS.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday in a split decision that the Patent and Trademark Office did not overstep its authority in adopting a set of new rules that some intellectual property lawyers say fundamentally alter patent practice and threaten innovation.
via Law.com – Federal Circuit Sides With PTO in Dispute Over Rules.
