First-To-File Patent Law Is Imminent, But What Will It Mean?

Editor?s note:?Leonid (?Lenny?) Kravets is a patent attorney at?Panitch, Schwarze, Belisario and Nadel, LLP in Philadelphia, PA, focusing on patent prosecution and intellectual property transactions in computer-related technology areas. One of the main changes resulting from the passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) is the transition of U.S. patent law from a ?first-to-invent? system to a ?first-to-file? system on March 16, 2013. With this transition date a mere four weeks away, it is important to understand what this change to the patent system means for inventors and companies.

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