Please pardon this if you are already know because the changes were signed into law by president Obama
in June (5 months).
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) now joined the rest of the world by adapting the
First-Inventor-To File practice, instead of First-To-Invent.
This is a big and impacting change, and from now on, no one should disclose any information about his/her
new killer product! until filing the final non-provisional application. you should not rely on the grace period
since it is no more.. you should even not rely on the 1 year period of the provisional application.
More info:
http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/faqs_first_inventor.jsp
in June (5 months).
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) now joined the rest of the world by adapting the
First-Inventor-To File practice, instead of First-To-Invent.
This is a big and impacting change, and from now on, no one should disclose any information about his/her
new killer product! until filing the final non-provisional application. you should not rely on the grace period
since it is no more.. you should even not rely on the 1 year period of the provisional application.
More info:
http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/faqs_first_inventor.jsp
