America Invents Act (AIA) Update (9/2012)

Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), will discuss final rules for a variety of new provisions under the America Invents Act (AIA) going into effect September 16, 2012, including pre-issuance submissions, supplemental examination, inter partes review and post grant review. Come learn how the new agency rules will operate and how your filing strategies may be impacted by them. Gongola will also provide an update on the USPTO's implementation of other AIA provisions including first-inventor-to-file, new fees, and the micro entity discount.