Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
United States Congress · 2011
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Description
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act is Public Law 112-29, approved on September 16, 2011. It amends title 35 of the United States Code to reform the patent system, the largest such rewrite in decades.
The table of contents shows the breadth. Early sections set a first inventor to file rule, remake the inventor's oath, and allow a defense based on prior commercial use. Others create post-grant review proceedings and a Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and allow third parties to file material before a patent issues. Later sections cover fee setting, office funding, satellite offices with one named for Detroit, and priority examination for important technologies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | United States Congress |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2011 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 171976 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov) |