AIA Strategy Considerations for Patent Filings in 2013. Should you File on March 15 or 16 (or Both)?

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Agenda Speakers: Macharri Vorndran-Jones, Eli Lilly and Co. Donna Meuth, Eisai Inc. Tom Irving, Finnegan Deborah Herzfeld, Finnegan Karen Cochran, DuPont Program
The America Invents Act (AIA) marks a fundamental change in U.S. patent law. Significantly, on March 16, 2013, U.S. patent law will change from a “first inventor” to a “first-inventor-to-file” system. That one change could alter long-established pre-filing practices and application strategies. To appreciate the impact of the new law, this program will explore the differences between, and potential ramifications for, patent filings on Friday, March 15, 2013, versus filing after March 15, 2013. Strategies will be discussed relating to the new definition of “prior art” and in light of the USPTO’s final First-Inventor-to-File Rules, which by statute must be published on or before February 16, 2013. Furthermore, filing strategies, in view of the transition sections AIA 3(n)(1) and 3(n)(2), including a possible strategy coined the “Jedi Master Mixer” plan, will be explored for maximizing the benefits of AIA and pre-AIA regimes.

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Conference Location Grand Hyatt Hotel Washington, DC
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