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February 17, 2013 04:00 am GMT

First-To-File Patent Law Is Imminent, But What Will It Mean?

uspto_logoEditors note:Leonid (Lenny) Kravets is a patent attorney atPanitch, Schwarze, Belisario and Nadel, LLP in Philadelphia, PA, focusing on patent prosecution and intellectual property transactions in computer-related technology areas.One of the main changes resulting from the passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) is the transition of U.S. patent law from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system on March 16, 2013. With this transition date a mere four weeks away, it is important to understand what this change to the patent system means for inventors and companies.

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