Acquiring Patents in an M&A Transaction – Are You Buying a Problem?

By James D. Bennett II, P.E. Today, innovative discoveries are being made at an increasingly astounding rate. This rapid pace is due to accelerated access to information resulting in a proliferation of ideas, discoveries, and new uses for technology fueled by innovation. “In the United States, the...

The United States Transitions To A ‘First-Inventor- To-File’ Patent System

The United States has long had a “first-to-invent” patent system in which the date of invention could trump the date of filing a patent application in determining patent rights. However, that is set to change due to the America Invents Act (AIA), a sweeping patent reform bill signed into...

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Acquiring Patents in an M&A Transaction – Are You Buying a Problem?

The United States Transitions To A ‘First-Inventor- To-File’ Patent System

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