Congress' Mistake In AIA Puts Patent Priority Dates At Risk

By Andrew S. Baluch (May 31, 2017, 10:32 AM EDT) -- Policymakers, patent prosecutors and litigators must be aware of the huge risk Congress created when it failed to guarantee that patent applications filed by an assignee (rather than by an inventor) are entitled to the priority date of an earlier application under 35 USC §119(e) and §120, which still refer to applications being "filed by an inventor."...

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