PTO Publishes Four Proposed Rules for the America Invents Act

On January 5-6, 2012, PTO Director David Kappos announced publication of four proposed rules to implement the America Invents Act (AIA). See the details in the links below:

• Inventor’s oath and declaration
• Third party submission of prior art in a patent application
• Citation of prior art in a patent file
• OED Statute of Limitations

Publication opens a sixty-day comment period on the proposed rules. Director Kappos encouraged the patent community to comment on the rules and attend an AIA roadshow where the PTO will discuss proposed rules and receive public feedback. 

See the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Implementation web page for details and the AIA Roadshow schedule in 2012.


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