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Month: January 2008
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By Kevin E. Noonan — As we reported last week, a draft of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s report on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) has been circulated on the internet. The 106-page draft report contains sections on the background and purpose of the bill, the legislative history of the bill,…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases, and a few interesting cases will be selected for periodic monitoring. AstraZeneca AB et al. v. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. et al.3:08-cv-00328; filed January 17, 2008 in the District Court of New Jersey…
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January 25-26, 2008 – Buying, Selling and Licensing Patents: New Case Law, Rules, Legislation and Markets (Law Seminars International) – San Francisco, CA January 28-29, 2008 – Patent Law Institute (Practising Law Institute) – San Francisco, CA January 30-February 1, 2008 – Pharma/Biotech IP Due Diligence (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY*** February 15,…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — A rising chorus of naysayers from the patent bar, industry, and international opinion is beseeching the Senate leadership and the Chairman and ranking Republican member of the Judiciary committee not to pass S. 1145, so-called "patent reform" legislation. Perhaps the letter-writers have learned a lesson from the experience…
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Innogenetics Loses Injunction; Abbott HCV Genotyping Test to Remain on the Market By Robert Dailey — The Federal Circuit today released its opinion in the ongoing dispute between Abbott and Innogenetics over diagnostic tools for classifying hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes. Patent Docs previously reported on the District Court order and its issuance…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — As we reported on Monday, a draft of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s report on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) has begun to circulate on the internet. The 106-page draft report contains sections on the background and purpose of the bill, the legislative history of the…
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By Jason Derry — In accordance with its 21st Century Strategic Plan, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had previously partnered with two foreign patent offices on a Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program (PPH). The first PPH began in July 2006 with the Japanese Patent Office, and the second PPH began on September 4,…
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By Donald Zuhn — As we reported on Monday, a draft of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s report on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) has begun to circulate on the internet. The 106-page draft report contains sections on the background and purpose of the bill, the legislative history of the bill,…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In an e-mail notification sent today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provided its latest e-Commerce Update, which included information regarding how to change attached files in a saved EFS-Web submission, EFS-Web 1.2 training updates, and the recurring theme of proper completion of Form PTO/SB/39 for successful electronic…
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By Christopher P. Singer — As we reported yesterday, a draft of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s report on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) has begun to circulate on the internet. The 106-page draft report contains sections on the background and purpose of the bill, the legislative history of the bill,…
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