How does the America Invents Act (AIA) affect the applicability of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(g)?
The America Invents Act (AIA) significantly changed the U.S. patent system, transitioning from a first-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file system. This change has important implications for the applicability of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(g). The MPEP provides guidance on this matter: This MPEP section has limited applicability to applications subject to examination under the first inventor to…
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