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- A Win In The Battle Against Online Digital Piracy
- CLL Attorneys Are Contributing Authors in BNA's 2010 Cumulative Supplement to the Electronic and Software Patents Treatise
- CLL Continues to Underwrite WNYC and WQXR
- CLL Patent Newsletter Outlines and Explains the The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA)
- CLL RACES TO VICTORY IN FERRARI V. EXOTO
- CLL Ranked Nationally Tier 1 in Intellectual Property Law
- CLL Ranked Nationally as Law Firm of the Year in Trademark Law
- CLL has been selected as 2011 Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year by "The Lawyers World" magazine
- Client Alert - Are the New Top-level Domain Names for You?
- Client Alert - Court of Appeals Affirms Rights of Returning Servicemembers to Comparable "Seniority, Status and Pay" with Their Former Employers
- Client Alert - Highlights of the 2010 Fashion Design Bill
- Client Alert - Louboutin Sees Red - New York Court Refuses to Stop Yves Saint Laurent's Use of Red
- Client Alert - New York Employers Are Now Required to Provide Employees with Annual Written Wage and Employment Information
- Client Alert - Protect Your Brand from Appearing in a New .XXX Adult Entertainment Domain Name
- Client Alert - Tips on Bilski and the USPTO's Guidance on Business Method Patents
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- Client Alert - Track I Prioritized Examination for Patent Applications
- Client Alert - What the Recent Changes to the Estate and Gift Tax Laws Will Mean for You
- Copyright Firm of the Year 2010
- Customs Alert - Customs to Eliminate Paper Courtesy Notices of Liquidation
- Customs Alert - House Passes Bill to Renew GSP and Raise MPF
- Customs Alert- Certain Watch Boxes Entitled to Substantial Duty Savings
- Eric Shimanoff Elected Partner
- In Memoriam - Marvin S. Cowan
- John R. Lane Has Become a Member of Our Firm
- Landmark Victories In Two Pro Bono Cases
- Patent Law Alert - US Patent Reform: The America Invents Act
- Publishing '10: The Tipping Point - 2010
- Statutory and Nominative Fair Use Under the Lanham Act
- Statutory and Nominative Fair Use Under the Lanham Act
- Tips on Bilski and the USPTO's Guidance on Business Method Patents
- Webinar - Publishing '10: The Tipping Point - 2010
- We’re Expanding Our Patent Group
- Who filed the most U.S. Trademark Oppositions in 2011?
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- A Win In The Battle Against Online Digital Piracy
- CLL Attorneys Are Contributing Authors in BNA's 2010 Cumulative Supplement to the Electronic and Software Patents Treatise
- CLL Continues to Underwrite WNYC and WQXR
- CLL Patent Newsletter Outlines and Explains the The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA)
- CLL RACES TO VICTORY IN FERRARI V. EXOTO
- CLL Ranked Nationally Tier 1 in Intellectual Property Law
- CLL Ranked Nationally as Law Firm of the Year in Trademark Law
- CLL has been selected as 2011 Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year by "The Lawyers World" magazine
- Client Alert - Are the New Top-level Domain Names for You?
- Client Alert - Court of Appeals Affirms Rights of Returning Servicemembers to Comparable "Seniority, Status and Pay" with Their Former Employers
- Client Alert - Highlights of the 2010 Fashion Design Bill
- Client Alert - Louboutin Sees Red - New York Court Refuses to Stop Yves Saint Laurent's Use of Red
- Client Alert - New York Employers Are Now Required to Provide Employees with Annual Written Wage and Employment Information
- Client Alert - Protect Your Brand from Appearing in a New .XXX Adult Entertainment Domain Name
- Client Alert - Tips on Bilski and the USPTO's Guidance on Business Method Patents
- Client Alert - Tips on Bilski and the USPTO's Guidance on Business Method Patents
- Client Alert - Track I Prioritized Examination for Patent Applications
- Client Alert - What the Recent Changes to the Estate and Gift Tax Laws Will Mean for You
- Copyright Firm of the Year 2010
- Customs Alert - Customs to Eliminate Paper Courtesy Notices of Liquidation
- Customs Alert - House Passes Bill to Renew GSP and Raise MPF
- Customs Alert- Certain Watch Boxes Entitled to Substantial Duty Savings
- Eric Shimanoff Elected Partner
- In Memoriam - Marvin S. Cowan
- John R. Lane Has Become a Member of Our Firm
- Landmark Victories In Two Pro Bono Cases
- Patent Law Alert - US Patent Reform: The America Invents Act
- Publishing '10: The Tipping Point - 2010
- Statutory and Nominative Fair Use Under the Lanham Act
- Statutory and Nominative Fair Use Under the Lanham Act
- Tips on Bilski and the USPTO's Guidance on Business Method Patents
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- We’re Expanding Our Patent Group
- Who filed the most U.S. Trademark Oppositions in 2011?
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CLL Patent Newsletter Outlines and Explains the The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA)
Jan. 5, 2012
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted on September 16, 2011, and makes the most significant changes to the U.S. patent system since 1952. This newsletter addresses the recently enacted America Invents Act, and some of the more important recent patent decisions.
A Quick Reference Guide accompanies this newsletter and provides a description of the most important changes.
For the newsletter, click here and for the quick reference guide, click here.
Please contact Mark Montague (mxm@cll.com 212 790-9252), Ana Zhadina (axz@cll.com 212 790-9286), or Yelena Morozova (yxm@cll.com 212 790-9225) if you have any questions or would like additional information about the Act.