Patent Law Weblog
Month: May 2015
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Tris Pharma Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories FL Inc. et al.1:15-cv-00393; filed May 15, 2015 in the District Court of Delaware • Plaintiff: Tris Pharma Inc.• Defendants: Actavis Laboratories FL Inc.; Andrx Corp.; Actavis Inc.;…
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June 1-2, 2015 – Biosimilars*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY June 4, 2015 – "Navigating Section 112(a) Enablement and Written Description — Withstanding 112(a) Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity and Patentability" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT) June 9, 2015 – "Claim Construction Caselaw Update: Mechanical & Chemical Arts" (American Intellectual…
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering a Patent Quality Chat webinar series, with webinars to be held monthly for the remainder of the year. The schedule of the webinar series for the next three months is as follows: June 9 — Clarity of the Record — to be presented by Deputy Commissioner…
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The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar on "Past, Present, and Future of Post-Grant Proceedings at the PTAB" on June 10, 2015 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (Eastern). Hon. Rama Elluru, Patent Trial & Appeals Board, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; Naveen Moodi of Paul Hastings; and Jim Sherwood of…
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Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Patent Infringement Letters: Considerations and Best Practices for Senders and Recipients — Patent Holder Strategies for Leveraging Letters and Avoiding DJ Actions; Defense and Response Strategies for Alleged Infringers" on June 18, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Kirupa Pushparaj, Head IP Counsel, Square and Bobbie Wilson…
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In 2009, the first edition of Dr. David Koepsell's book "Who Owns You: The Corporate Gold Rush to Patent Your Genes" was published. With the second edition of his text about to be published, Dr. Koepsell allowed Patent Docs to post the Preface for his book as well as the Foreword, which was authored by…
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By Donald Zuhn — Earlier this month, Rare Genomics Institute, an international non-profit that makes cutting edge research technologies of genome sequencing, physicians and scientists around the world accessible to rare disease patients, announced the Amplify Hope Initiative, a new study aimed at determining how crowdfunding can promote scientific research to help rare disease patients. …
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. today and in doing so reprised several themes that have emerged over the past decade of the Court's activist approach to patent law. The Court reversed the Federal Circuit (albeit technically that court's decision was…
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By Michael Borella — In August, 2009, Allvoice sued Microsoft in the Western District of Washington, alleging infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 5,799,273. In December, 2013, the District Court granted Microsoft's motion for summary judgment finding that Microsoft did not infringe the asserted claims, and that claims 60-68 of the patent were invalid under…
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May 26, 2015 – "Prosecuting Patents for Sales and Licensing" (American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Professional Development, Section of Intellectual Property Law, and Young Lawyers Division) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET) May 27, 2015 – "Patent Term Adjustment: 2015 Final Rules" (The Knowledge Group) – 3:00 to 5:00 pm (ET) May 28, 2015…
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