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New Rules for the America Invents Act

February 14, 2013 Leave a comment

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Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office officially released its new Rules package for implementation of changes wrought by the America Invents Act.

The Changes To Implement the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act are here: [PDF].  Reference: 78 Fed. Reg. 11024-11059 (Fed. 14, 2013).

The Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act are here: [PDF].  Reference: 78 Fed. Reg. 11059-11088 (Feb. 14, 2013).

Happy reading!

Categories: America Invents Act, Patent Regulations, USPTO