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	The America Invents Act: Prioritized Examination Is Working “Super-Fast” Erik B. Flom; Husch Blackwell LLP; Legal Alert/Article January 27, 2012, previously published on January 23, 2012 On January 3, 2012, Commissioner for Patents Peggy Focarino reported on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) “super-fast processing” under prioritized examination. At the time of the report, prioritized examination had been in effect three months. The fastest patent to issue...
	Prior Use Rights: A New Look to an Old Tool Provided by the America Invents Act Michael R. Annis, Erik B. Flom; Husch Blackwell LLP; Legal Alert/Article October 28, 2011, previously published on October 27, 2011 The America Invents Act (AIA) has significantly revamped U.S. patent law. Under the old law, a company could find that someone went out and patented one of its important processes, rendering the company an infringer of the patent. The AIA provides a mechanism businesses can use to assure themselves...
	President Obama Signs the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Erik B. Flom; Husch Blackwell LLP; Legal Alert/Article September 21, 2011, previously published on September 16, 2011 The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act significantly reforms several areas of U.S. patent law. The most notable change involves the switch to a first-inventor-to-file approach from the first-inventor-to-invent system. However, this modification will take effect gradually over the next 18 months. In...