The landmark Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) signed into law on September 16, 2011 brings a number of important changes to U.S. patent law, including a shift to a first-to-file system and a significant expansion of the options available for challenging a patent after it has been granted.
Morrison & Foerster has created the Patent Reform Resource Center to serve as an up-to-date resource on key developments and practical advice for dealing with the complex changes of the AIA. Our size and experience working with some of the leading technology companies in the world make us uniquely qualified to advise on the AIA’s implications. We have one of the largest full practice IP groups of any general practice firm with more than 300 attorneys, agents, and technical specialists, including over 80 with electrical engineering or computer science degrees, 21 with doctoral degrees, and 45 with chemistry degrees.
We are pioneers in teaming litigation attorneys with patent prosecutors to handle interference and reexamination proceedings, and are well positioned to help guide patent litigants in changes that may transform the venue for patent validity challenges from district courts to the PTO.
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Events and Speaking Engagements
Patent Practitioners Beware the AIA – What You Need to Know to be Ready for the Switch to First-Inventor-to-FileWednesday, March 6, 2013
Webinar
Anticipating First-to-File: What to do to Prepare for the U.S. Patent System’s First-to-File ChangeThursday, February 14, 2013
Webinar
America Invents Act – Challenges and OpportunitiesSaturday, November 3, 2012
Institute of Americas, UCSD
10111 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
WMACCA Technology and IP ForumWednesday, October 24, 2012
Morrison & Foerster LLP
1650 Tysons Blvd, Suite 400
McLean, VA 22102
PLI’s Patent Litigation 2012Friday, September 28, 2012
PLI California Center
685 Market Street, Suite 100
San Francisco, CA 94105
Navigating the America Invents Act: Preparing for the New Post-Grant EraWednesday, August 29, 2012
Webinar
Navigating the America Invents Act: New Post-Issuance Proceedings and Their Impact on Patent LitigationWednesday, May 9, 2012
Webinar
SARTA: Navigating the Brave New Patent World January 18, 2012
Drexel University
One Capitol Mall
Suite 260
Sacramento, CA 95814
ACI's Comprehensive Guide to Patent Reform for Life Sciences CompaniesJanuary 31 - February 1, 2012
Flatotel
4610 X Street
135 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
SARTA: Navigating the Brave New Patent World January 18, 2012
Drexel University
One Capitol Mall
Suite 260
Sacramento, CA 95814
2011 Institute for Corporate CounselDecember 7, 2011
Private Club
545 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
UC Davis Medical Center - Partnerships for Innovations ForumNovember 30, 2011
UC Davis Medical Center
Education Building
4610 X Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Webinars
Client Alerts
- The AIA Technical Corrections Act Changes How Patent Term Adjustment is Calculated and Challenged (April 9, 2013)
- America Invents Act: USPTO Publishes Final Examination Guidelines for the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions (February 19, 2013)
- Anticipating First-to-File: What to do to Prepare for the United States Patent System’s Change to First-to-File (January 23, 2013)
- America Invents Act Updates Take Final Form (January 3, 2013)
- Fast and Furious (Toward Patents): USPTO Issues Final Post-Grant Rules (August 15, 2012)
- USPTO Releases Proposed First-Inventor-to-File Rules and Examiner Guidelines (July 27, 2012)
- The Patent Office Knows the Way to San Jose (and Denver and Dallas) (July 3, 2012)
- Say Goodbye to Your Co-Defendants: Federal Circuit Imposes New Requirements for Joinder in Pre-AIA Cases (May 8, 2012)
- Patent Reform Act Will Change the Face of Patent Litigation (September 15, 2011)
- Patent Reform is Upon Us (September 8, 2011)
- Patent Reform Escapes the House, Back to the Senate (June 24, 2011)
- Patent Reform Heads to the House Floor (April 15, 2011)
- House Weighs in with Its Version of Patent Reform (March 30, 2011)
- Senate Passes Patent Reform Bill (March 9, 2011)
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External Resources
Statements by various industry organizations: