Patent Law Weblog
Month: July 2014
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By Michael Borella — Less than four weeks after the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, the Federal Circuit has used the holding of that case to strike down a patentee's claims under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Digitech sued Electronics For Imaging and a host of co-defendants for…
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By Paul Cole* — As readers will be aware, members of the public have been invited to submit written comments to the U.S. Patent and Trademakr Office that present their interpretation of the impact of relevant Supreme Court precedent on the legal and technical issues involved in subject matter eligibility analyses during examination of claims…
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July 15, 2014 – "Alice v. CLS Bank: How Far Has the Needle Moved?" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET) July 16, 2014 – European Biotech Patent Law Webinar (D Young & Co) – 4:00 am, 7:00 am, and 12:00 pm (ET) July 17-18, 2014 - Advanced Patent Prosecution Workshop 2014: Claim…
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D Young & Co will be offering its next European biotech patent law update on July 16, 2014. The 45-minute webinar will be offered at three times: 4:00 am, 7:00 am, and 12:00 pm (ET). D Young & Co European Patent Attorneys Simon O'Brien and Connor McConchie will provide an essential update and live Q&A…
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Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be holding a two-day seminar entitled: "Advanced Patent Prosecution Workshop 2014: Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing" on July 17-18, 2014 in New York, NY, on August 18-19, 2014 in San Francisco, CA, and on September 11-12, 2014 in Chicago, IL. Patent Docs authors Donald Zuhn and Kevin Noonan will be…
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American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding the next session of its FDA Boot Camp conference on September 18-19, 2014 in Boston, MA. ACI faculty will help attendees: • Master the basics of the application and approval processes for drugs, biologics, and devices;• Comprehend the structure of the FDA and the roles of the three…
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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International: General Purpose Computers Cannot Save Inventions Directed to Abstract Ideas" on August 19, 2014 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT). MBHB attorney Rory P. Shea and Patent Docs contributor and MBHB attorney Michael S. Borella,…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Alice v. CLS Bank: How Far Has the Needle Moved?" on July 15, 2014 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET). A panel consisting of Scott Bornstein of Greenberg Traurig LLP, Michael Chernoff of MDB Capital Group LLC, and Robert Sachs of Fenwick & West…
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Absent Description of Representative Species to Support Entire Genus, Functionally Defined Genus Claim Lacked Adequate Written Description By Donald Zuhn — Last week, in AbbVie Deutschland GmbH v. Janssen Biotech, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed judgments by the District Court for the District of Massachusetts in infringement and interference actions involving AbbVie Deutschland GmbH &…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — President Obama has reportedly decided against nominating Johnson & Johnson executive Philip Johnson in the face of political pressure from the hi-tech industry and Members of Congress, including Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), as reported by The Wall Street Journal and GigaOm ("White House pulls plug on controversial Patent Office nominee…
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