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17 September 2021PatentsMuireann Bolger

Watch: Nicholas Matich on the America Invents Act

This week marks the ten year anniversary of America Invents Act (AIA), which became law on September 16, 2011. Also known as the Leahy-Smith Act, the AIA was designed to modernise the US patent system but its detractors have argued that the Act’s provisions could stifle innovation.

The AIA also led to the controversial creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). In the final instalment of a three-part series this week presenting the views of US lawyers, WIPR asked Nicholas Matich, principal at McKool Smith to share his thoughts on the act.

Matich previously served as acting general counsel of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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