Month: March 2009

  •     By Kevin E. Noonan — Genentech announced last week that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had determined it would issue a re-examination certificate in Re-examination Control No. 90/007,542 involving U.S. Patent No. 6,331,415 ("the Cabilly II patent").  While a major victory for Genentech, it represents a bitter defeat for Medimmune, Genentech's licensee, as…

  •     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. MedImmune, LLC v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. et al.1:09-cv-00452; filed February 24, 2009 in the District Court of Maryland Infringement of U.S.…

  • March 2-3, 2009 – 3rd Annual Patent Law Institute (Practising Law Institute) – New York, NY March 3, 2009 – Biotechnology, Chemical, and Pharmaceuticals (BCP) Technology Groups Customer Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office) – Alexandria, VA March 6, 2009 – "Riding the Wave: Understanding Recent Developments in IP Law" (Northwestern Journal of Technology…