Prof. Cotter Quoted in Pioneer Press on America Invents Act

Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in a Pioneer Press article entitled "Patent Reform Could Speed Up Innovation," which explains the new "America Invents Act" patent law and its impact on innovation. Cotter pointed out that, although the new law makes some important changes to existing patent law, the most important such change—from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system more similar to that in place in other countries—does not go into effect until March 2013. In addition, he noted that the effect of judicial decisions on issues such as the types of inventions that are potentially patentable may be of greater significance to innovation than are some aspects of the new statute.