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President Signs Patent Reform Bill into Law

The White House has issued a statement announcing that on September 16, 2011 the President signed into law H.R. 1249, the "American Invents Act." According to the statement, key elements of the bill include: a fast track option for patent…

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processing within 12 months, reducing the current patent backlog, reducing litigation, increasing the ability of U.S. inventors to protect intellectual property abroad, etc.