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Month: June 2011
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By Kevin E. Noonan — An anonymous correspondent writes: 48 hours ago, it looked like the Patent Reform Act was a done deal. Today, it's not at all that clear. Tuesday afternoon, Harold Rogers (Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee) and Paul Ryan (Chairman of Budget) wrote a letter to Chairman Smith insisting on maintaining…
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By Donald Zuhn — House Issues Report on America Invents Act On June 1, the House Committee on the Judiciary issued its report on H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act. The 165-page report indicates that following consideration of the bill, the Committee now "reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as…
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Supreme Court Sets Limits on the Bayh-Dole Act By Kevin E. Noonan — The Supreme Court today handed down its opinion in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. The opinion begins (and could have ended) with a recitation of a fundamental premise of U.S. Patent Law: "[s]ince…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Pozen Inc. v. Sun Pharma Global FZE6:11-cv-00272; filed May 26, 2011 in the Eastern District of Texas Infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,060,499 ("Anti-migraine Methods and Compositions Using 5-HT Agonists with Long-Acting NSAIDS," issued May…
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June 7-8, 2011 – Biosimilars*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY June 8, 2011 – Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical (BCP) Customer Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (EDT) June 19-20, 2011 – IP Business Congress (Intellectual Asset Management magazine) – San Francisco, CA June 21-22, 2011 – 10th Annual Forum…
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The SMi Group will be holding a conference on Pharmaceutical Portfolio & Product Life Cycle Management from June 29-30, 2011 in London, UK. The conference will offer presentations on the following topics: • Linking portfolio management with business strategy;• Portfolio management: Integrated approaches to R&D;• Tailoring R&D portfolio management to the needs of your company;•…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The seeming legislative juggernaut that is the America Invents Act (S. 23 and H.R. 1249) is reportedly going to come to a floor vote in the House of Representatives this month. If it passes, there is a real chance that the bill will be passed "as is" by the Senate,…
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By James DeGiulio — H.R. 2015 Introduced in House to Improve System of Federally Funded Research On May 26, Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) (at right) introduced The American Discoveries – American Jobs Commission Act of 2011 (H.R. 2015), which is designed to stimulate American job growth, advance federal research and development efforts, and support the…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last month, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) sent a letter (and accompanying Appendix) to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, expressing their appreciation and support for Secretary Locke's "continued leadership in promoting robust intellectual property standards and policies." BIO and PhRMA also commended the Department of…
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