Month: June 2015

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A reminder of an AIA trap for the unwary – “checking the box”

The America Invents Act took effect on September 16, 2012 and on March 16, 2013.  Well over two years ago.  So we don’t have to keep worrying about it nowadays, right?

Wrong, very wrong.  We have to worry about it now even more than ever.

Here’s one example for the practitioner who is asked by foreign counsel to enter the US national phase from a PCT application. Continue reading “A reminder of an AIA trap for the unwary – “checking the box””

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Register now for AIPLA PCT Seminar in July

You will recall that last February I told you to save the date for the Nineteenth Annual AIPLA Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminars.  Registration is now open for the Seminars:

  • July 20 and 21 (Monday and Tuesday) in San Francisco
  • July 23 and 24 (Thursday and Friday) in Alexandria, Virginia

The AIPLA PCT Seminars are the best way to learn about the PCT and to bring yourself up to date about recent changes and developments in the PCT.

Registration for the Seminar also entitles you to attend a webinar, at no additional charge, on July 14.  The webinar is a PCT primer, providing an overview of the PCT system and the basics of filing a PCT application.

Continue reading “Register now for AIPLA PCT Seminar in July”