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How to Manage Intellectual Property and Patent Law By Ralf Boscheck* — International intellectual property regulations are doing serious damage to the pharmaceutical industry and, by extension, to the health of people around the world. The core of the problem: growing global concern about how to ensure affordable access to medicine without damaging the initiatives…
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Julian Cockbain, a former partner at the UK patent firm Dehns, sent us the following request: Could I ask a favour? That you ask on your blog that readers send me copies of papers or theses that they have written on the subject of patent-eligibility (what is the proper subject matter for patents rather than…
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The ABA Journal has begun work on its 9th annual list of the 100 best legal blogs (or blawgs) and has announced that it is seeking the advice of its readers, via the ABAJournal.com website, on which blogs to include on this year's Blawg 100. For the past three years, Patent Docs has been honored…
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From the 2015 BIO International Convention in Philadelphia, PA Will a rose by any other name . . .? By Kevin E. Noonan — As part of his remarks during the Keynote Luncheon earlier today at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) International Meeting, New BIO Chairman of the Board Ron Cohen announced that BIO will…
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In 2009, the first edition of Dr. David Koepsell's book "Who Owns You: The Corporate Gold Rush to Patent Your Genes" was published. With the second edition of his text about to be published, Dr. Koepsell allowed Patent Docs to post the Preface for his book as well as the Foreword, which was authored by…
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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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Aris Grigoriou of Study Medicine Europe Ltd. has created an infographic that describes several important drug discoveries.
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By Donald Zuhn — Several patent offices, including the European Patent Office (EPO), United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and Israel Patent Office (ILPO), have recently issued warnings to applicants and practitioners regarding invitations or requests to pay fees that do not come from those patent offices and that…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The ACLU championed its efforts in the AMP v. Myriad case as being another instance of the group fighting for the rights of the many and the powerless against corporate America and the oligarchical few. In a paradox, it now seems that the fruits of their efforts are to have…
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