Hamermesh, Richard G. - 2013
, 2011, the first major overhaul of US Patent law in nearly 60 years was signed into law. Among other provisions, the law … moved the US to a first-to-file priority when granting patents, as was the practice in most of the rest of the world. Many … felt this change would help to reduce the amount of patent litigation. The case ends with the Supreme Court's 9 to 0 on …