Which Patent Reform Bill Doesn’t Destroy the American Patent System?

In 2011, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) changed our patent system from a "first to invent" to a "first to file." It also created easier ways to invalidate patents. Now, there are three patent reform bills in consideration by the House and Senate that are all purporting to fix some of the problems generated by the AIA Act. read more