COPING WITH THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT: PATENT CHALLENGES FOR STARTUP COMPANIES.

Autor: CAMPBELL, PATRICIA E.
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Zdroj: Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal; 2013, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p355-377, 23p
Abstrakt: The article examines the relevant provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) and explores the ways by which the Act would put emerging companies at a disadvantage. It relates the impact of the decision of the U.S. to change from a first-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file system. The ways by which third parties can challenge the issuance and validity of patents under the AIA are outlined.
Databáze: Complementary Index