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AIA First-to-File System: The Inventor’s Race to the USPTO

Understanding the AIA: From First-to-Invent to First-to-File The passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011 fundamentally reshaped U.S. patent law, culminating in the transition to the First-Inventor-to-File (FITF) system on March 16, 2013. This pivotal change shifted the focus of patent priority from the date of invention to the date of filing, profoundly […]

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