AIA USPTO Patent Challenges and Patent Litigation Strategy | Practical Law
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted on September 16, 2011 and made significant changes to US patent law, including creating new US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) procedures such as inter partes review and post-grant review. This update addresses these two new administrative patent challenge proceedings and highlights certain aspects of these proceedings that may impact patent litigation strategy.