Patent Law Weblog
Month: May 2015
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May 12, 2015 – "Patent Prosecution: Leveraging Declarations to Strengthen Patents Against Post-Grant Proceedings" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT) May 12, 2015 – 31st Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar (Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Associations) – New York, NY May 12-14, 2015 – Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2015:…
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention June 15-18, 2015 in Philadelphia, PA. Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. …
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Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a webinar entitled "Protecting University IP against PTAB Challenges" on May 13, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (Eastern). Jessica N. Morton, Vice President of Intellectual Property at IP Shakti, LLC will moderate a panel consisting of Dipanjan "DJ" Nag, CEO and President, IP Shakti LLC and Patent Docs…
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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar on "Patent Exhaustion and Its Impact on Patent Licensing" on May 28, 2015 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT). In this presentation, MBHB attorney Patrick G. Gattari will provide an in depth review of several recent decisions on patent exhaustion, to outline…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Drafting Patents with an Eye to the PTAB" on May 14, 2015 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET). Courtenay Brinckerhoff of Foley & Lardner, Michelle Macartney of Intellectual Ventures, and Thomas Rozylowicz of Fish & Richardson will give tips for patent claim and specification…
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By Donald Zuhn — A colleague pointed out today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has apparently begun to restrict the ability of users to make bulk downloads from Public PAIR. While we have not noticed any recent download restrictions in our own use of PAIR, our colleague indicated that attempts to download an…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The Federal Circuit has granted Amgen’s emergency motion for an injunction against Sandoz, preventing that company from marketing, selling, offering for sale, or importing into the United States its FDA-approved ZARXIO® biosimilar product until [the] Court resolves the appeal." The Order also sets a date of no later than seven…
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By Donald Zuhn — Following the implementation of its first Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) in 2006, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceeded to establish PPH programs with nearly thirty other patent offices over the next seven years. The PPH enables applicants who receive a positive ruling on…
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Aris Grigoriou of Study Medicine Europe Ltd. has created an infographic that describes several important drug discoveries.
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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 Ireland Ltd. et al. v. Lupin Ltd. et al.1:15-cv-03051; filed April 30, 2015 in the District Court of New Jersey • Plaintiffs: Horizon Pharma Ireland Ltd.; HZNP Limited; Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.•…
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