Jennifer Bogo from Popular Science (popsci.com) recently interviewed associate patent commissioner John Calvert about changes in the patent system due to the America Invents Act (AIA). John's answers are available at
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-04/qampa-patent-commissioner-john-calvert.
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