Changes To Implement Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) proposes new rules to implement the provisions of the Leahy- Smith America Invents Act that create a new transitional post-grant review proceeding for covered business method patents to be conducted before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board). These provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act will take effect on September 16, 2012, one year after the date of enactment. These provisions and any regulations issued under these provisions will be repealed on September 16, 2020, with respect to any new petitions under the transitional program.
- Task
- Read the news
- Patent or trademark
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- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/02/10/2012-2532/changes-to-implement-transitional-program-for-covered-business-method-patents (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- Published
- 2012-02-10
- Document type
- Proposed Rule
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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Related entry points
- Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents-Definition of Technological Invention
- Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents-Definitions of Covered Business Method Patent and Technological Invention
- Changes to Implement Inter Partes Review Proceedings, Post-Grant Review Proceedings, and Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents
- Changes To Implement Post-Grant Review Proceedings
- Changes to Implement Inter Partes Review Proceedings
- Changes To Implement Derivation Proceedings
- Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
- Practice Guide for Proposed Trial Rules
- Changes To Implement Derivation Proceedings
- Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Judicial Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
- Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Judicial Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
- Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; Correction