Year: 2020
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By Donald Zuhn –- On March 11, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear." At the time of the announcement, the WHO noted that there were 118,000 cases reported globally; in its situation…
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices and Federal Courts — March 31 UPDATE By Donald Zuhn –- In a USPTO Alert distributed earlier today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the availability of extensions to the time allowed to file certain patent-related documents and to pay certain required fees. The extensions are a…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) claim construction (and inter partes review (IPR) decision invalidating claims for obviousness) in it recent Genentech, Inc. v. Iancu decision, and also had the occasion to review and affirm the Board's procedure-based denial of patent owner Genentech's motion to…
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By Donald Zuhn — On March 11, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear." At the time of the announcement, the WHO noted that there were 118,000 cases reported globally; in its latest…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The Federal Circuit continued its recent willingness to affirm findings of infringement under the doctrine of equivalents (see, e.g., "Eli Lilly & Co. v. Hospira, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2019)"), in Galderma Laboratories, L.P. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC. The case came to the Court after ANDA litigation over Galderma's low dose…
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March 31, 2020 – "Preserving Businesses During the COVID-19 Recession: Understanding the Business and Tax Impact of the CARES Act" (myLawCLE) – 1:00 to 3:00 pm (ET) April 2, 2020 – "Indefiniteness after Samsung v. Prisua" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET) April 2, 2020 – "Antiviral Patents — How prepared…
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MyLawCLE will be offering a live video broadcast entitled "Preserving Businesses During the COVID-19 Recession: Understanding the Business and Tax Impact of the CARES Act" on March 31, 2020 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Eric L. Green, Jeffrey M. Sklarz, Jason A. Marsh, Shelby L. Wilson, and Mark Sklarz of Green & Sklarz LLC…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Indefiniteness after Samsung v. Prisua" on April 2, 2020, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Mark Feldstein of Finnegan, Kirby Lee of Ecolab, and Robert Sterne of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC will consider the many implications of Samsung v. Prisua and…
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LexisNexis® and IPWatchdog will be offering a webinar on "Antiviral Patents — How prepared are we to combat novel viral diseases?" on April 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm (ET). Gene Quinn of IPWatchdog.com and William Mansfield of LexisNexis® PatentSight® will discuss the patent landscape of antiviral vaccines. The webinar will address the following topics: •…
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By Donald Zuhn — On March 11, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear." At the time of the announcement, the WHO noted that there were 118,000 cases reported globally. In the fifteen…
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