Patent Prosecution Strategies Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

On September 14, 2011 by Schnader

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Leahy-Smith Act) was passed by the Senate on September 8, 2011 and signed into law by President Obama on September 16, 2011. This Alert discusses the Act and advises that invention protection strategies and procedures should be evaluated in light of the new laws.