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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 American Inventor’s Protection Act of 1999

• 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; and
• The Request for Continued Examination (RCE) patent prosecution procedure.
• Disclosure requirements for Invention promotion firms

See also

• Patent Reform Act of 2005
• The American Inventor’s Protection Act: A Legislative History, Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal

References

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