Kappos Says Measure of AIA Success to Be Speed in Patent Grants, Dispute Resolution

On November 30, 2011, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Hon. David J. Kappos noted that successful implementation of the America Invents Act (AIA) will allow the USPTO to reduce its patent application backlog to about 350,000 and will be required to meet the new statutory post-grant procedure time limits in a lecture at the American University Washington College of Law. The talk was part of the Sixth Annual Finnegan Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property.