President Obama signs the America Invents Act

This morning (Sept. 16, 2011) at Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria Virgina President Obama signed the America Invents Act. For more information about the implications of the act, see the White House blog entry, The America Invents Act: Turning Ideas into Jobs. For even more details, see USPTO's America Invents Act page. The USPTO is also setting up a help line (1-800-AIA-Help) for answering questions related to this act.

This afternoon at 5:00 p.m. EDT USPTO Director David Kappos and US Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra will answer questions about the America Invents Act. The blog reveals the following ways to ask questions:

• Use the hashtag #WHChat on Twitter to ask your questions on the America Invents Act
• Watch and ask your questions through the White House Live Facebook App
• Tune in live on WhiteHouse.gov/live