IP News & Strategy

First-Inventor-to-File Regime

Prepare for the First-Inventor-to-File Regime The new First-Inventor-to-File Regime created by the America Invents Act of 2011 begins on March 16, 2013. Applications filed on March 16, 2013 or...
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First-Inventor-to-File Final Rules and Cooperative Patent Classification System

On February 13th, the USPTO published final rules of practice implementing the first-inventor-to-file provision of the America Invents Act (AIA). This will become effective on March 16, 2013. The provision...
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Preissuance Submissions

Third-Party Art Submission for Pre-grant Review   For the first time in the history of U.S. patent law, the AIA now allows third parties to submit relevant materials to...
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Importance of IP

Innovation—the process, through which new inventions are generated and successfully introduced in the marketplace—is a primary driver of U.S. economic growth and national competitiveness. Intellectual property is used everywhere...
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AIA Timeline

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the AIA into law to bring the patent system into the 21st century.  Several key provisions of the AIA went into effect...
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AIA Roadshow

Cardinal Intellectual Property (CIP) representatives Rao Vepachedu, Ron Andermann and Les Williams attended the AIA roadshow on March 7th at the Chicago Public Library. The USPTO explained its proposed...
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AIA Implementation Update – 9/16/2012

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the AIA into law to bring the patent system into the 21st century.  Several key provisions of the AIA went into effect...
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Cardinal IP’s USPTO Contract Renewed

In January 2012, Cardinal received a ten-year contract renewal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to perform Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) search services. The original contract...
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Micro Entity Update

Effective March 19, 2013 The micro entity provisions of 35 U.S.C. 123 are currently in effect (see current fee schedule: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/qs/ope/fee031913.htm). To qualify as a micro entity, an applicant...
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First to File

President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA)-the most significant change to U.S. patent law in almost 60 years – on Friday, September 16, 2011.  Some provisions of...
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