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America Invents Act: A Reference Guide

Recently, Congress passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”). This important legislation changed America’s patent system from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file.

Arthur Yuan, the Executive Director of the John Marshall Law School Chinese Intellectual Property Resource Center, has prepared the following document, which provides easy reference to the changes in the AIA.