u/KoopaKevlar

AIA went into effect over 13 years ago, yet all of our form paragraphs still use pre-aia alternatives and we include an aia status header on office actions. Yes, some pending applications qualify as pre-AIA but in the year 2026 they are quite rare.

when will the office get with the times and update our form paragraphs to get rid of the pre-AIA terms and just default to the AIA terms? in the very rare instance where pre-AIA terms should apply, an examiner can use them ….