European Union (EU) officials agreed in June 2012 to introduce a single or "unitary" EU patent. This new system, targeted for 2017, will cut the expense of obtaining multiple patents in Europe.
Congress recently overhauled the Patent Laws by passing the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ("AIA"). The greatest change under the AIA starts in March 2013.
European Union (EU) officials agreed in June 2012 to introduce a single or "unitary" EU patent. This new system, targeted for 2017, will cut the expense of obtaining multiple patents in Europe.
Congress recently overhauled the Patent Laws by passing the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ("AIA"). The greatest change under the AIA starts in March 2013.
New software products take a lot of time and money to develop and market. Accordingly, it is important to discourage competitors from selling similar products, and software pirates from selling “knock-off” copies.