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Month: March 2008
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By Kevin E. Noonan — On October 23, 2007, Amgen procured a jury verdict that Hoffman-LaRoche’s Mircera® drug product infringed several Amgen patents. That verdict found Mircera® infringed claims 3, 7, and 8 of Amgen’s U.S. Patent No. 5,547,933 (claim 12 was found not to be literally infringed but infringed under the Doctrine…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last Friday, Herbert Wamsley, the Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), sent out an "Urgent IPO Legislative Alert" to IPO members, urging them to contact their Senators to oppose the Applicant Quality Submission (AQS) provision of the Senate patent reform bill (S. 1145). According to the…
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By Jason Derry — Claim drafting is somewhat of an art that takes time and practice to learn. Practitioners typically develop various styles and formats over time. One of the best ways to assist in developing good claim drafting skills is to be mindful of the types of claims that are being issued…
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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. Human Genome Sciences Inc. v. Genentech Inc.1:08-cv-00166; filed March 25, 2008 in the District Court of Delaware Review of the decision of…
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March 31-April 1, 2008 – Document Management, E-Discovery, and Litigation Readiness (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY April 1-2, 2008 – IP Summit (Ocean Tomo) – San Francisco, CA April 3-5, 2008 – Advanced Courses (Patent Resources Group) – Bonita Springs, FL April 7, 2008 – Successful Mulitlateral Patents (Law Seminars International) – Arlington,…
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Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be holding a conference entitled: "Prior Art & Obviousness 2008: The PTO and CAFC Perspective on Patent Law Sections 102 & 103" on June 16, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. The conference will offer presentations on the following topics: • Section 102 and the MPEP, from (a) to (g) (or…
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Law Seminars International (LSI) will be holding a workshop on Successfully Drafting Multilateral Patents on June 23, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. The workshop will provide information on: • Successful international patent preparation and prosecution.• Managing multilateral patent procurement.• Selecting foreign jurisdictions most appropriate for patent applications.• Fast track patenting.• Industry specific trends in global…
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By Donald Zuhn — StemCellPatents.com has announced the launch of a newly redesigned stem cell patent database. A beta version of the database was launched in November 2006. The stem cell patent database will extend the site’s other offerings, which include online news, a weekly e-mail newsletter, the SCP Journal, and a jobs…
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By Donald Zuhn — USPTO Examiners, a website that bills itself as a place to "examine the examiners," recently opened its (virtual) doors for business. While the site’s creator (or creators) have yet to be identified, the same may no longer be true for some examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. …
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Obtaining an injunction against an adjudged infringer has become much more difficult for patentees since the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. This was to be expected, of course, since the Supreme Court mandated that district courts take into account the same factors (adequacy of…
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