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Month: July 2010
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By Donald Zuhn — In a motion filed on June 28, Plaintiffs-Appellees in the Association for Molecular Pathology v. United States Patent and Trademark case have moved for Chief Judge Randall R. Rader to recuse himself from any involvement in the appeal. The motion, which was filed by attorneys from the American Civil Liberties…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — It is apparent that the facts are often at risk or ignored by opponents of gene patenting. Indeed, the various forms of fact-twisting or outright falsehood ("corporations own your genes") suggests that it isn't facts that are at issue but opinions, and how the public's opinion on gene patenting…
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July 19-20, 2010 – Hatch-Waxman Boot Camp*** (American Conference Institute) – Boston, MA July 21, 2010 – "Bilski v. Kappos: When Is a 'Process' Patentable?" (American Bar Association & ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law) – 12:30 – 2:00 PM (EDT) July 22, 2010 – "Protect Your Patents from Inequitable Conduct Charges" (Technology Transfer Tactics)…
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Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Bilski: Implications of the Supreme Court's Long-Awaited Ruling: Strategies for Prosecuting or Challenging Patent Process Claims Going Forward" on August 11, 2010 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EDT). Erika H. Arner of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner; Leigh J. Martinson of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Boston;…
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The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Continuing Legal Education and ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law will be offering a teleconference and live audio webcast entitled "Bilski vs. Kappos: When Is a 'Process' Patentable?" on July 21, 2010 from 12:30 – 2:00 PM (EST). C. Erik Hawes (moderator) of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP;…
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Pharma IQ will be holding its BioPatent Design conference on September 7-9, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The conference will allow attendees to: • Gain first time patent approval by implementing global patent office best practices, with representation from the EPO, IPO, DMPA, and USPTO;• Withstand incoming patent attacks by analyzing global patenting strategies to build…
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By James DeGiulio — Unigene Secures Ruling of Infringement against Apotex in Fortical Patent Suit Unigene successfully reinstated an earlier 2009 opinion that its two patents for Fortical nasal spray were valid and infringed by Apotex, despite the defendant's argument that affirmative defenses and counterclaims were not addressed in the original order. In 2006,…
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By Sydney Kokjohn — On June 28, 2010, the Acting Commissioner For Patent Examination Policy, Robert W. Bahr, issued a memorandum to USPTO examiners regarding the Supreme Court's recent Bilski v. Kappos decision. Commissioner Bahr summarized the decision, noting that the Court: (1) confirmed that 35 U.S.C. § 101 specifies four categories of inventions: …
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By Sydney Kokjohn — In a press release issued June 2, 2010, Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office David Kappos announced that the USPTO would work with Google to make bulk electronic patent and trademark data available to the public at no cost. This data can be…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The Internet over the past decade has given rise to a wide variety of "alternative media" outlets, including for example Slate, The Drudge Report, The Huffington Post, and arguably blogs like this one. Even conventional news outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street…
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