The America Invents Act became law in September 2011, but the first-to-invent provisions only took effect for patent applications filed after March 16, 2013. Most US utility applications claim back to ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that patents and applications that have only ever contained claims with an effective filing date after March 16, 2013—i.e., pure America ...

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“The Board’s continued reliance on the reasoning that claims that existed at any time in the patent or application may be considered for post-grant review eligibility has important implications for ...