When Post-AIA Patent App Claims Priority To Pre-AIA App

Law360, New York (January 23, 2014, 12:55 PM EST) -- ​On March 16, 2013, the most significant provisions of the America Invents Act went into full effect, including the transition of the U.S. patent laws from a first-to-invent regime to a first-inventor-to-file regime. The post-AIA law imposes an almost-absolute novelty requirement for patent applications, with a limited inventor grace period.[1]...

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