Directors Kenley K. Hoover, Ph.D. and John M. Covert discuss how the implementation of the America Invents Act has dramatically changed how intellectual property is protected in the U.S. in this IP Flash article. Together they examine the first-inventor-to-file patent regime, the newly established post-grant review proceedings, and the expanded scope of prior art.

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