This important product continues to cover changes resulting from the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. Significant sections within this 2017 Edition are current through:United States Code: Public Law (P.L.) 114-221--September 23, 2016Code of Federal Regulations--Federal Register Vol. 81, Number 183--September 21, 2016With the exception of the amendments appearing at 81 FR 64656 and 81 FR 64694, September 20, 2016The source for all key federal copyright, patent, and trademark statutes and regulations used on a daily basis. This handy, portable reference contains an index that ensures easy accessibility to materials. The current edition is more comprehensive than any single volume competitive work, and features selected texts of the United States Code, Titles 17 and 35 and the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 37. Also included are the full texts of the following statutes:Leahy-Smith America Invents ActPatent Cooperation TreatyRegulations under the Patent Cooperation TreatyParis Convention