Patent attorneys prepare for ‘Ides of March’ 
‘First to file,’ ‘prior art’ provisions to take effect, changing filing strategies
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Tags: first-to-file, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Obama, patent law, patents
Two key provisions of the federal patent reform law that are due to go into effect next month have prompted lawyers to change the advice they offer clients.
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