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The American Inventors Protection Act (AIPA) is a United States federal law enacted on November 29, 1999, as Public Law 106-113. In 2002, the Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2002, Public Law 107-273, amended AIPA.
AIPA contains significant changes to American Patent Law. AIPA added [1]
- An "earlier invention" defense for business method patents – 35 U.S.C. §273;
- Publication of US patent applications for foreign published applications – 35 U.S.C. §122;
- Patent term restoration for delays caused by the Patent and Trademark Office – 35 U.S.C. §154;
- The Request for Continued Examination (RCE) patent prosecution procedure; and
- Disclosure requirements for invention promotion firms.[2][3]
- ^ "American Inventor's Protection Act of 1999". www.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Invention promoter and promotion firm complaints". www.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Invention Promotion Firms, Federal Trade Commission, retrieved 2013-08-30