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Month: June 2008
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is holding its annual BIO International Convention this week at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, state and international affiliates, and related organizations, as well as providing business development services for…
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By Christopher P. Singer — The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) recently published a Notification (No. 189) describing an amended fee schedule which will take effect on July 1, 2008. The new fee schedule modifies the international filing fee as well as the fee reductions for applicants who file electronically. The new international filing…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — As reported by Patent Docs last week, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Jon Dudas (at right) responded to Congressman Howard Berman’s (D-CA) April letter posing a number of questions raised by Director Dudas’ February testimony before the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property. Last…
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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. Sepracor Inc. et al. v. Sandoz, Inc.4:08-cv-00089; filed June 12, 2008 in the Eastern District of North Carolina Infringement of U.S. Patent…
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June 16, 2008 – Prior Art & Obviousness 2008: The PTO and CAFC Perspective on Patent Law Sections 102 & 103 (Practising Law Institute) – San Francisco, CA June 17-20, 2008 – BIO International Convention (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – San Diego, CA June 18-20, 2008 – Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2008: A Boot Camp for…
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Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be holding five sessions of its Patent Litigation 2008 seminar this fall in San Francisco (September 22-23), McLean, VA (October 6-7), Chicago (October 23-24), Atlanta (November 10-11), and New York (November 17-18). Each session of the Patent Litigation 2008 seminar will offer presentations on the following topics: • Recent developments…
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By Donald Zuhn — In February, the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Subcommittee heard statements from Jon Dudas, the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Robin Nazzaro, the Director…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Amgen Inc., the real party in interest, and the Biotechnology Industry Organization filed briefs recently asking the Federal Circuit to overturn the decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex parte Kubin (see Patent Docs post). The Board upheld an…
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By Donald Zuhn — Yesterday, the Federal Circuit affirmed the determination by the District Court for the Southern District of New York that Defendants-Appellees Mylan Laboratories, Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated, Esteve Quimica, S.A., and Laboratorios Dr. Esteve, S.A. (Mylan) did not infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 4,786,505 and 4,853,230, which relate to oral pharmaceutical…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The current crises in energy and food have followed eerily similar paths. The founding of OPEC and the exponential rise in crude oil prices during and after the 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict produced a short-lived emphasis in the U.S. with fuel efficiency and smaller automobiles. These were predominantly imported…
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