The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) has interpreted the 1999 American Inventors Protection Act (“AIPA”) to benefit inventors in contrast to the position asserted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Wyethet al. v. David J. Kappos et al., 2009-1120 (CAFC, January 7, 2010). In 1999, the American Inventors Protection Act [...]
