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Month: April 2016
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be holding its next biotechnology/chemical/pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the USPTO Headquarters (Alexandria, VA). The agenda for the meeting is as follows: • Welcoming and Opening Remarks (10:00 – 10:10 am EST) — Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner, International Patent Cooperation, USPTO; Jerry…
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The Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA), in conjunction with the John Marshall Law School, the Notre Dame Law School, and DePaul University College of Law will be offering a program on "Patent Litigation 2016: The Courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" on April 28, 2016 from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm (CT) at…
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The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar entitled "Patent Prosecution Conflicts of Interest for Clients Having Competing Technologies" on April 27, 2016 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (Eastern). Frederick W. Gibb of Gibb & Riley; William R. Griffin, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Deputy Director Office of Enrollment & Discipline;…
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be hosting a Symposium on Enhanced Patent Quality on April 27, 2016 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ET in the Madison Auditorium at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, VA. The purpose of the Symposium is to provide an update about the USPTO's programs to enhance patent quality. …
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D Young & Co will be offering a webinar on April 27, 2016 to provide an update on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and unitary patent (UP) as well as address some common misunderstandings of the UPC and UP. The webinar will be offered at three times: 9:00 am, noon, and 5:00 pm BST —…
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By Josh Rich — After a brief markup session in which no amendments to the bill were proposed, the House Judiciary Committee reported the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 to the House floor by unanimous voice vote today. The bill passed the Senate earlier this month by a vote of 87-0 and should receive…
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PTAB Not Bound by Prior District Court Ruling on § 101 By Joseph Herndon — On March 30, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a Final Written Decision in a case captioned Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., and Apple, Inc. v. Smartflash LLC…
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By Donald Zuhn — In a letter sent to members of Congress earlier this month, 58 public health organizations urged Congress to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in its current form, stating that the coalition was "alarmed by the implications for access to medicines" of the TPP. According to the signatories, the TPP, which was…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Forest Laboratories, LLC et al. v. Amerigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al.1:15-cv-00966; filed October 23, 2015 in the District Court of Delaware • Plaintiffs: Forest Laboratories, LLC; Forest Laboratories Holdings, Ltd.; Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.• Defendants: …
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By Kevin E. Noonan — At the end of March, the Intellectual Property Counsels' Committee (IPCC) of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) held its Spring meeting, convening in-house counsel and outside counsel involved in patenting the member companies' intellectual property. Presenting on one of the panels was Professor Jacob S. Sherkow (at right) from the…
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