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New U.S. Patent Law Awarding Patents on a First-to-File Basis Goes into Effect

What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know to Turn the
New Law into a Business Advantage

On March 15, 2013, U.S. patent law will change favoring inventors who first file a patent application over earlier inventors of the same invention who file a patent application later.  This is a part of the patent law reform enacted in 2011.  With this change, entrepreneurs will need to change the way they think about obtaining patent protection for their inventions.  Here are some suggested business practices for adapting to the new law:

Companies should consult experienced intellectual property counsel to ensure their patent protection policies are up to date with the recent changes in U.S. patent laws.

How Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP can help.  We are a business law firm with particular expertise in intellectual property law.  Our attorneys have extensive experience in developing intellectual property protection strategies to enable businesses to maximize the value of their inventions. We inform our clients how to best update their IP strategies, patent filing procedures and invention assignment agreements and how to use today’s U.S. patent laws to their competitive advantage.

Kevin D. DeBré leads the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions Practice Group advising entrepreneurs and companies on how to use technology and intellectual property in building successful businesses.  Kevin is a registered patent attorney and has over 20 years of experience in structuring and negotiating intellectual property-driven deals.

For more information, contact Kevin at (818) 444-4521 or .

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