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Month: July 2010
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By Donald Zuhn — Ordinarily, the passage of a supplemental appropriations bill would likely go unnoticed by those in the pharmaceutical industry. Last week, however, the House of Representatives passed the "2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act" (H.R. 4899) after inserting a provision (among a host of other provisions) that would allow the Federal Trade Commission…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — After issuing its decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated the Federal Circuit's decision below, and remanded to the appellate court two cases related to medical diagnostic claims: Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services and Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec. These cases have…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Genzyme Corp. v. Impax Laboratories, Inc.1:10-cv-01791; filed July 1, 2010 in the District Court of Maryland Genzyme Corp. v. Sandoz, Inc.1:10-cv-01715; filed June 25, 2010 in the District Court of Maryland The complaints in…
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July 7, 2010 – Prior Art & Obviousness 2010: Current Trends in Sections 102 & 103 (Practising Law Institute) – New York, NY July 7-9, 2010 – Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2010: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing (Practising Law Institute) – San Francisco, CA July 8, 2010 – Bilski Decision (Intellectual…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will be holding its 2010 Annual Meeting on September 12-14, 2010 in Atlanta, GA. Among the presentations being offered at the annual meeting are: • Major recent updates impacting patent law: Changes in the landscape;• False marking of patent numbers: Litigation spike or continuing issue?• The sum of all…
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Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be holding a seminar entitled "Developments in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law 2010" on September 16, 2010 in New York, NY. Groupcasts of the New York session will also be held in Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Mechanicsburg, PA; New Brunswick, NJ; and Boston, MA. At the seminar, PLI faculty will…
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IBC Legal will be holding its 7th Annual Pharmaceutical Law Summer School on September 1-2, 2010 in London. IBC faculty will offer presentations on the following topics: • Deal-making in the pharmaceutical industry — The state of the market;• Critical developments in patenting pharmaceuticals and medical devices;• Combating counterfeit products and parallel trade;• Regulatory round-up: …
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SMi Conferences will be holding its inaugural "Biosimilars & Biobetters: Aligning Business & Science for Success" conference on September 22-23, 2010 in London. SMi faculty will discuss the latest developments in legislation, regulation, technology, and emerging commercial strategies in the highly competitive biosimilar market, including the following topics: • Worldwide regulatory updates;• The developing U.S.…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar on the "Bilski Decision" on Thursday, July 8, 2010 beginning at 2:00 PM (EDT). The IPO webinar will present a panel of experts — including a lawyer for the inventors in Bilski, the author of an amicus brief in the case, and an experienced…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Although long-anticipated, the Supreme Court's opinion in Bilski v. Kappos did not provide much in terms of "pellucid" teachings regarding the metes and bounds of patent-eligible subject matter. Against this backdrop, the Court decided on Tuesday to grant certiorari, vacate the Federal Circuit's decision below, and remand to the…
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