The America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted into law on Sept. 16, 2011, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office implemented rules for governing the inter partes review, post-grant review, transitional program for covered business method patents and derivation proceedings in August 2012.

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Originally published by BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, 08/28/2015.

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