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Month: May 2011
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Lost in all the hubbub over the America Invents Act (S. 23 and H.R. 1249, collectively "the patent reform bill"), Congress is considering another pair of bills (one in each House) that could have an equally deleterious effect on enforcing valuable patents. Identified as S. 623 (introduced by Senator Herb…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 22854) proposing a number of changes to ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings. In addition, the USPTO announced that it was seeking public comment regarding the proposed changes and that the Office…
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By Donald Zuhn — In a short, two-column notice published on Friday in the Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 23876), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reiterated that the effective date for implementation of the prioritized examination (or Track I) portion of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative has been delayed until further notice. Under…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Daiichi Sankyo Inc. et al. v. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al.1:11-cv-00345; filed April 18, 2011 in the District Court of Delaware • Plaintiffs: Daiichi Sankyo Inc.; Genzyme Corp.• Defendants: Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Watson Pharma Inc.;…
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May 3-4, 2011 – Paragraph IV Disputes*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY May 18-19, 2011 – Forum on Freedom to Operate (C5) – Munich, Germany May 23-25, 2011 – 6th International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – Brussels, Belgium June 2, 2011 – EPO Opposition & Appeals —…
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