Intellectual Property
Aug. 15, 2013
USPTO pro bono program eases 'game of kings' patent concerns
The America Invents Act sought to make the patent system more accessible to small inventors of modest means, and the results are now beginning to be seen. By Stuart Meyer and Robert Pimm
Robert Pimm
Director of Legal Services
California Lawyers for the Arts
Traditionally, the patent system has favored large companies and research institutions. Individual inventors have had successes, but they have been few and far between. The America Invents Act sought to make the patent system more accessible to small inventors of modest means, and the results are now beginning to be seen.
The act mandates that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "work with and support intellectual property la...
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