Patent Law Weblog
Year: 2020
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By Kevin E. Noonan — In the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision on motions issued September 10th in Interference No. 106,115 (see "PTAB Decides Parties' Motions in CRISPR Interference") between Senior Party The Broad Institute, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (collectively, "Broad") and Junior Party the University of California/Berkeley, the University of Vienna,…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Judge Giles Sutherland Rich's most famous aphorism in patent law is "the name of the game is the claim."* This rubric is important to keep in mind when considering the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision on motions issued September 10th in Interference No. 106,115 (see "PTAB Decides Parties' Motions in…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last month, the Federal Circuit affirmed an Order by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, finding that Appellant Walter A. Tormasi lacked the capacity to sue under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(b). Mr. Tormasi had filed suit against Appellee Western Digital Corp., asserting that Western Digital…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — On September 10th, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board rendered its decision on the parties' Motions in Interference No. 106,115 (see "PTAB Decides Parties' Motions in CRISPR Interference"). Perhaps the decision of most immediate significance was the Board's decision denying the Senior Party's (The Broad Institute, Harvard University, and the…
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September 22, 2020 – "The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine: The Intersection of Science and IP Policy" (Morningside IP and IPWatchdog) – 12:00 pm (ET) September 22, 2020 – "Plausibility at the EPO – Exploring the Legacy of Dasatinib" (Mathys & Squire) – 6:00 to 7:00 pm (GMT Summer Time); 11:00 am to 12:00 pm…
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Department of Justice will be holding a joint program on September 23-24, 2020 on how patents and copyrights drive value in the life science sector and the effects of collaborations and partnerships, with specific attention paid to the antitrust implications of different cooperation and licensing strategies. The program…
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Morningside IP and IPWatchdog and will be offering a webinar entitled "The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine: The Intersection of Science and IP Policy" on September 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm (ET). Jonathan L. Temte, Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Melissa Brand, Assistant…
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Mathys & Squire will be offering a webinar entitled "Plausibility at the EPO – Exploring the Legacy of Dasatinib" on September 22, 2020 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm (GMT Summer Time); 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET). Anna Gregson and Stpehne Garner of Mathys & Squire LLP will review how the EPO case law has…
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Fitch Even will be offering a webinar entitled "Latest Developments in the Patentability of AI- and Software-Based Inventions" on September 24, 2020 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET). Thomas F. Lebens and Zachary Van Engen of Fitch Even will provide an update on the latest legal developments in computer software patentability along with guidance…
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By Donald Zuhn — In a notice published in the Federal Register (85 Fed. Reg. 58038) earlier today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was implementing a deferred-fee provisional patent application pilot program in order to promote the expedited exchange of information about inventions designed to combat COVID–19. In the notice, the…
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