Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Hello all! Take a look at the foreign filing/patenting news from the week of July 30th:

•  The USPTO is continuing to extend PPH programs at a steady pace, with Colombia and Israel among the most recent countries to join.
• The SHIELD (Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes) act was proposed this week as a measure to potentially safeguard innovators from patent trolls.
• What is the difference between “first-to-file” and “first-inventor to file”?
• More on the America Invents Act: USPTO to publish the final rules for the Citation of Prior Art and Written Statements Provision.

What are your thoughts on the America Invents Act and its developments thus far? Share your comments below and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @inoviaIP. Have a great weekend!