Patent quality and value has continued to be a concern for society over two decades. Among various measures for patent … quality, patent scope or patent breadth has a strong legal basis, and theoretically, fewer elements or words should mean that … claim length as a measure of patent quality has not made much progress until recent large-scale analyses. The purpose of …

positioned for upheaval when the America Invents Act (AIA) transformed U.S. patent law in 2011. Now almost ten years later, this … article examines the AIA’s actual effects on this patent-centric industry. It focuses on the five key areas of most interest … use defense; iv) micro-entity fees; and v) post grant proceedings to challenge patent validity.For the most part, TTOs …