U.S. Patent Reform Bill Passes, Representing New Costs And Opportunities
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
With passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, patent ownership in the U.S. will be dictated by a first-to-file system, and the platform has been expanded for disputing the validity of patents with the Patent & Trademark Office, representing both new challenges and opportunities for personal-care firms.