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The American Inventors Protection Act was enacted November 29, 1999, as Public Law 106-113 and amended by the Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-273) enacted November 2, 2002. The material presented on this web site reflects this enacted law.
The contents of the AIPA web site are organized as follows:
Laws, Consolidated Patent [PDF] |
Contains the most recent revisions to the Laws. |
Rules, Consolidated Patent [PDF] |
Contains the most recent revisions to the Rules. |
Legislation |
Text of Public Law 107-273 (116 Stat. 1757-1922) IP Provisions; Extracted pages 143 through 165 [PDF] (signed into law 11/02/02; posted 6/2/03)
Text of section 1000(a)(9), Division B, of Public Law 106-113, pages 83-182 [PDF] |
Recent Notices (Federal Register & Official Gazette) |
Recent patent-related notices including "Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. § 102(e), as amended by the AIPA, and further amended by the Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2002"; "Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e), 120, 121, and 365(c)"; "Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of Foreign Filing"; and "Proposed Changes To Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the Patent Statute."
Notice of Erroneous Posting of Application Information on September 1, 2005 [PDF] |
Presentations: Slideset(s) & Chart(s) |
Training slides, charts and other resources are provided to assist in understanding the changes to the laws and the rules in view of the AIPA and the High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2002. |
USPTO Forms |
USPTO forms web page, wherein many of the forms have been modified due to the implementation of the AIPA and the PBG-Final Rule. |
Q&A's |
Relevant information and posted Questions and Answers. |
Resources |
Includes the PBG and AIPA Training and Implementation Guide; Changes to Title 35 enacted 1/18/2000; Articles on AIPA; and Concept of Operations. |
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