This fall, there will be a 93% increase in PCT deadlines due to the America Invents Act (AIA). Before the final changes of the AIA came into effect on March 16, 2013, there was an influx of patent applications, as the new law included a number of provisions that made it more difficult to obtain protection in the US. Those applications are now up for PCT national stage entry. inovia and RWS recently released an extensive guide detailing how law firms and corporations should handle this upcoming flood of deadlines. Read the full report <a href="http://www2.inovia.com/americainventsact">here</a>.
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