Month: November 2009

  •     By Kevin E. Noonan — Judge Robert W. Sweet of the Southern District of New York ruled against the defendants' motions to dismiss in Association for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (see Opinion). The defendants brought these motions under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) (for lack of subject matter jurisdiction),…

  •     By Donald Zuhn — Over the past twelve months, Patent Docs has reported on a number of papers, letters, and statements that outline positions taken by various players in the follow-on biologics (FOB) data exclusivity debate.  In view of the recent Time magazine article "How Drug-Industry Lobbyists Got Their Way on Health Care," which…