Patent Reform Bill Signed by the PresidentSteven M. Bauer,Joseph A. Capraro,Anthony C. Coles,Evan L. Kahn,Kenneth Rubenstein,James H. Shalek,Baldassare Vinti, September 21, 2011
On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (the "Act"), which makes the most comprehensive changes to the U.S. Patent Laws since the enactment of the Patent Act of 1952. The Act overhauls the patent system, moving the U.S. to a first-to-file...