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Over the past 18 months, various provisions of the new law have come into effect, such as a 15% increase in USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) fees, a wider range of options for intervening with the Examiner in charge of examining a competitor’s patent application, and the implementation of a new acceleration procedure for examination. However, the most significant change to be brought about by the AIA will occur this March 16, when U.S. patent law will switch from a “first to invent” to a “first to file” system.
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