Changes and Examination Guidelines To Implement the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Reopening of the Period for Comments
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice of proposed rulemaking and a notice of proposed examination guidelines to implement the first-inventor-to-file (FITF) provisions the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The USPTO also conducted a roundtable to obtain public input from organizations and individuals on issues relating to the USPTO's proposed implementation of the FITF provisions of the AIA. The Office has received several requests for additional time to submit comments on the USPTO's implementation of the FITF provisions of the AIA. The USPTO is reopening the comment period to provide interested members of the public with an additional opportunity to submit comments to the USPTO.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/10/11/2012-25042/changes-and-examination-guidelines-to-implement-the-first-inventor-to-file-provisions-of-the (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- Published
- 2012-10-11
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- Proposed Rule
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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