America Invents Act is focus of new book

Patent Office Litigation, a new two-volume set, focuses on the new contested proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA). The book – published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw – examines how the proceedings interact with other aspects of patent procurement and enforcement, while delivering practical analysis and advice on all aspects of new contested proceedings.

“When the America Invents Act was passed last year, we knew the time was ripe for a book on the subject of contested proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office – a subject we refer to as patent office litigation,” said Robert Greene Sterne, Founding Director of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C. in Washington, D.C. and Editor-in-Chief of Patent Office Litigation. “No other firm could provide a more comprehensive look at these contested proceedings and how they will become a prominent component of patent enforcement litigation in the United States and around the world.”

Ushered in by the AIA, the new contested proceedings are the most significant development in patent practice since the creation of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1982. Patent Office Litigation includes an in-depth examination of the effects of the AIA, providing a vital and comprehensive roadmap of the new patent world that these contested proceedings create.

Mr. Sterne has provided an online video series of six predictions concerning the new world of contested proceedings under AIA. The videos are available here or below