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Month: February 2010
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The Standard of Reviewing Obviousness Determinations from the USPTO By Kevin E. Noonan — The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences determination that the claims in U.S. Application No. 09/719,045 were obvious on Thursday, in deciding In re Chapman. The CAFC's decision addressed not only the proper obviousness…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Watson Laboratories, Inc. vs Teva Women's Health, Inc.3:10-cv-00115; filed February 25, 2010 in the District Court of Nevada Declaratory judgment of invalidity and non-infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,615,545 ("Oral Contraceptives to Prevent Pregnancy…
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March 1-2, 2010 – 4th Annual Patent Law Institute (Practising Law Institute) – New York, NY March 2, 2010 – Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical (BCP) Customer Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (EST) March 2-4, 2010 – 6th Annual Biosimilars Conference (Visiongain) – Boston, MA March 3, 2010 – "What? Our…
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The Northwestern Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property will be holding its Fifth Annual Symposium on March 5, 2010 on the Chicago Campus of Northwestern University. The Symposium, entitled "New Rules for a New Day," will consist of the following sessions: • The Patenting of Social Interactions: Bilski Before the Supreme Court – a panel…
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Patent Buddy and Sunlight Research will be offering a webinar entitled "What? Our Latest Stem Cell Discovery Has Already Been Patented?" on March 3, 2010 from 12:00 – 12:45 PM (CST). Dr. Robin Chadwick of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. will provide a presentation on stem cell patent claims coverage. The webinar will reveal the…
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Technology Transfer Tactics and Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Patent Infringement Claims, Opinions of Counsel and Attorney-Client Privilege: Best Practices for Opinion Letters after Seagate and Qualcomm" on March 9, 2010 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EST). Sanford Warren Jr. of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Richard Hung of Morrison & Foerster;…
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By Donald Zuhn — During an Executive Business Meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee held earlier today, Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) informed attendees and online viewers that the Committee had reached a "tentative agreement in principle" regarding patent reform legislation. Chairman Leahy (at right) noted that the agreement preserves the "core of the compromise"…
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By Sarah Fendrick — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has created Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programs with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO). Under each PPH program, an applicant receiving a determination from either of three Offices that at least one…
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Are the Courts or the FTC Misapplying the Law? By Kevin E. Noonan — In its report on so-called "pay for delay" settlements of ANDA litigation (otherwise known as "reverse payments"), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is calling for an outright ban on such agreements. Settlements containing "reverse payments" involved payments from the patent-…
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By Donald Zuhn — President Obama's new proposal for health care reform was unveiled on the White House website earlier this week. According to the White House, the President's plan "builds off of the legislation that passed the Senate and improves on it by bridging key differences between the House and the Senate as…
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