Patent Law Weblog
Month: May 2015
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By Grantland Drutchas — A recent publication by PricewaterhouseCoopers announced that patent suit filings in 2014 had reduced by 13% from the prior year, and concluded that this "dramatic shift" was "[d]riven by Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, which raised the bar for patentability and enforcement of software patents" (see "2015 Patent Litigation Study: A…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Estoppel at the PTAB, with Judge Michael Tierney: Recent Decisions involving 325 (d) and 315 (e)1" on May 28, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Herbert Hart, McAndrews of Held & Malloy, Ltd.; Stephen Kunin of Oblon; and Hon. Michael Tierney, Patent…
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The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Professional Development, Section of Intellectual Property Law, and Young Lawyers Division will be offering a live webinar entitled "Practical Patent Prosecution Strategies and Considerations" on June 23, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET). Ida Wahlquist-Ortiz (moderator); Jameson Ma of Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC; Richard Goldstein of Goldstein Patent…
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The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar on "Claim Construction Caselaw Update: Mechanical & Chemical Arts" on June 9, 2015 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (Eastern). Elizabeth K. Gemmell of Berenato & White, LLC and Barry J. Herman of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP will cover various aspects of…
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The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Professional Development, Section of Intellectual Property Law, and Young Lawyers Division will be offering a live webinar entitled "Prosecuting Patents for Sales and Licensing" on May 26, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET). Alexander Franco (moderator) of Patent GC; Christopher K. Agrawal of Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC; and…
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By Josh Bosman — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued a notice of allowance for U.S. Application No. 14/199,900, which is entitled "Diagnosis of Solar Lentigo by Nucleic Acid Analysis." The '900 application, which is assigned to the DermTech International, contains claims to a method of detecting melanoma in a human subject. DermTech…
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By Andrew Williams — On May 19, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published its first "Final Rules" package of amendments to the Rule of Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB"). Keeping with Director Lee's announcement on March 27, 2015 (see "USPTO Director Announces "Quick-Fix" and Anticipated Changes to PTAB Practice"),…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 146 pursuant to changes in the statute provided by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, in Biogen MA, Inc. v. Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research. …
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By Donald Zuhn — Last week, in a letter addressed to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT) urged Secretary Robert McDonald to use his authority as Secretary "to break the patents on Hepatitis C medications for the treatment of veterans suffering with the disease." Senator Sanders (at right)…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Horizon Pharma, Inc. et al. v. Actavis Laboratories FL., Inc. et al.3:15-cv-03322; filed May 13, 2015 in the District Court of New Jersey • Plaintiffs: Horizon Pharma, Inc.; Pozen Inc.• Defendants: Actavis Laboratories FL.,…
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