TTOs struggle to adjust patenting, licensing strategies under the America Invents Act

摘要

As its moniker suggests, the America Invents Act (AIA) was supposed to make things better for innovators, but nearly seven years after the AIA was signed into law, reviews in the university technology transfer community are decidedly harsh. Instead of curbing litigation, the AIA has led to more of it, according to critics. The result is a severely dampened appetite for licensing and a bit of an open season for potential infringers.