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The authors and contributors of Patent Docs wish their readers and families a Happy Thanksgiving.
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By Kevin E. Noonan — A little over two years ago, U.S. District Court Judge Manish Shah sitting in the Northern District of Illinois held that AbbVie did not violate Sections 1 or 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by amassing a large number (132) of patents to protect its best-selling drug, Humira® (adalimumab) (see…
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By Michael Borella — Given the recent bust cycle of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), all things blockchain are currently tainted with words such as "bubble", "scam", and "fraud". But blockchain technology, which is what enables cryptocurrencies and NFTs, remains a remarkably innovative tool. When implemented properly, it can be used to create an immutable distributed…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Personal jurisdiction is one of those basic concepts in civil procedure that evokes strong memories in most lawyers, of their first year in law school, cases like International Shoe, Burger King, Helicopteros, and World-Wide Volkswagen, and perhaps even a bit of painful nostalgia for a time when they were maybe…
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By Donald Zuhn — According to a number of online reports, several global law firms have decided to close their Russian offices in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Among the firms that are reported to have closed their Russian offices (or that are in the process of doing so) are: • Allen & Overy•…
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By Donald Zuhn –- In an open letter posted on February 26, six life sciences business leaders called on other members of their industry "to cease all business involvement in Russia." The authors of the open letter included Meg Alexander, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Ovid Therapeutics; Paul Hastings, President and CEO, Nkarta Therapeutics; Peter Kolchinsky,…
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The authors and contributors of Patent Docs wish their readers and families a Happy Holidays! It is also our hope that all of our readers, along with their families and friends, stay safe during the holiday. Publication of Patent Docs will resume on December 26th.
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The issue of standing can be outcome-determinative: without it, no matter how worthy a party's position or arguments, a court will not consider them without standing. The vagaries of standing and its importance were illustrated this fall in the Federal Circuit's opinion in University of South Florida Research Foundation, Inc.…
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The authors and contributors of Patent Docs wish their readers and families a Happy Thanksgiving. Publication of Patent Docs will resume on November 28th.
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Supreme Court Narrows Federal "Anti-Hacking" Law to Exclude Enforcement Against Those Who Use Otherwise Authorized Access for Improper Purpose By Joshua Rich — There is a well-worn legal maxim that "hard cases make bad law." In deciding Van Buren v. United States today, the Supreme Court was faced with the opposite problem: bad laws[i] make…
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