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United States:The First Inventor Defense Act Of 1999

Managing IP Correspondent
June 30, 2001
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The first Inventor Defense Act provides a new defence to patent infringement in the US. Alex Franco and Dan Altman of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear in Newport Beach, analyze the requirements, limitations and usefulness of the Act

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