American Inventors Protection Act
(Redirected from 1999 American Inventors Protection Act)
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 [1]
- 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;
- The Request for Continued Examination (RCE) patent prosecution procedure; and
- Disclosure requirements for invention promotion firms.[2][3]
Political considerations
Large corporations generally supported the bill. Independent inventors generally opposed the bill.[4]
See also
References
Further reading
- The American Inventor’s Protection Act: A Legislative History, Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal
- J. Richardson and K. Sibley, THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMMUNICATIONS OMNIBUS REFORM ACT OF 1999: an Overview for IP Practitioners[permanent dead link], North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology