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The AIA also established, as of the date it became law on September 16, 2011, that a failure to disclose the best mode shall no longer be a basis for cancellation of a patent in patent validity or infringement proceedings.
 
The AIA also established, as of the date it became law on September 16, 2011, that a failure to disclose the best mode shall no longer be a basis for cancellation of a patent in patent validity or infringement proceedings.
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== Stated purpose, and the underlying motivation ==
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The stated purpose of the AIA was supposedly to help corporations avoid litigation when threatened by patent holders on claims of doubtful validity, such as so-called "business methods" patents.  Specifically, the law states that the goal of the AIA is to establish a “more efficient system for challenging patents that should not have issued.”  H.R. Rep No. 112-98, at 39-40.
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The real underlying motivation, however, was to tilt the playing field in favor of big corporations and against small inventors who are responsible for most of the innovation.
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== Micro Entity Status ==
 
== Micro Entity Status ==
 
The AIA establishes a category of "Micro Entity" by which a patent applicant can receive a 75% reduction in government fees.  The two ways to qualify are either by having gross income at or below $160,971, or is closely associated with a U.S. institution of higher education.<ref>https://www.neustel.com/micro-entity-status-uspto/</ref>
 
The AIA establishes a category of "Micro Entity" by which a patent applicant can receive a 75% reduction in government fees.  The two ways to qualify are either by having gross income at or below $160,971, or is closely associated with a U.S. institution of higher education.<ref>https://www.neustel.com/micro-entity-status-uspto/</ref>
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