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• Next Up: Ariad v. Lilly Rehearing En Banc

  
  Patent Docs — Authority: 514
  By Donald Zuhn -- With oral argument before the Supreme Court in In re Bilski now concluded, patent practitioners can begin to turn their attention toward the next big patent case awaiting oral argument: the Federal Circuits en banc rehearing of Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co., which is scheduled ...
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• A Bird’s Eye View of the Bilski Oral Argument

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  Unlike Gene I did not really plan very well. I did not have credentials and am not (yet) a member of the Court. So, I was in line with the public. A patent centric public, but the public none-the-less. My fellow line standers included: Law students headed to taking the patent bar; a Finnegan partner [...]Related ...
  22 hours ago

• Bilski Arguments Complete at the US Supreme Court

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  At 2pm ET on November 9, 2009, Chief Justice John Roberts gaveled the session to a close announcing that the case had now been submitted. The arguments were good, and the Court was most assuredly hot, peppering both sides with question after question seeking to probe the issues. It is clear that [...]Related posts: ...
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• Bolt of Insight May Flash in Pan at Supreme Court

  
  Blawgletter — Authority: 126
  Flyswatter by Rube Goldberg. Youve heard about the genius whose incandescent idea for a new contraption wakes him in the hours before sunup.  Youll also recall Edison s cutesy statement that "[g]enius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration." Both the insight that disturbs the inventors ...
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• Argument Day in Bilski at US Supreme Court

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  Later today the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Bilski matter. It is not an overstatement to say that the fate of much future innovation rests squarely on the Supreme Court getting this one right, so lets hope for the best and pray that they do get this one right. [...]Related posts: US ...
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• History of Software Patents III: In re Alappat

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  On October 30, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a landmark decision in In re Bilski. The United States Supreme Court has accepted the Bilski case and will hold oral arguments on Monday, November 9, 2009. My plan is to be present for the oral arguments, and I [...]Related posts: ...
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• Federal Circuit To Hear Oral Argument In SiRF Technology Appeal On November 4

  
  ITC Law Blog — Authority: 425
  On November 4, 2009, the Federal Circuit is scheduled to hear oral argument in SiRF Technology, Inc. v. ITC   (2009-1262). By way of background, Global Locate, Inc. (“GL”) filed a complaint with the ITC against SiRF Technology (“SiRF”) in April 2007, alleging violation of Section 337 by SiRF’s importation ...
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• CAFC Continues to Struggle with How Title to Subject Inventions Works under Bayh-Dole

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  Federal funding, typically in the form of research grants, is often used to support university research.  The Bayh-Dole Act also allows universities to retain title to invention rights in such research (referred to as “subject inventions”).  See 35 U.S.C. § 202(c)(2).  What the Federal Circuit has struggled ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Puzzling Difference Between Schmutz X and Compound 24028 in AstraZeneca

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  Determining what compounds are obvious under the doctrine of “structural similarity” can be a daunting challenge, even for those of us with a chemistry or pharmaceutical background.  Add the doctrine of “inequitable conduct” to the “structural similarity” brew, and the plot truly thickens.  But there’s ...
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• CAFC Rules Patent Applicant’s Own Copyrighted Manuscript Not Publicly Accessible

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  The recent case of In re Lister is a painful reminder of the potential for “self-inflicted wounds” under the “printed publication” bar of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) .  Fortunately, the patent applicant in Lister was able to skirt around this “hazard” of his own making.The patent applicant, Dr. Richard ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dr. Tafas Files Reply to USPTO/GSK Motion to Dismiss Appeal and Vacate District Court Judgment

  
  Patent Docs — Authority: 514
  By Donald Zuhn –- On Monday, Counsel for Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas filed a reply to the joint motion to dismiss the appeal in Tafas v. Kappos and for a vacatur of the District Courts injunction and judgment filed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Appellee GlaxoSmithKline on October 9, 2009. The joint motion ...
  3 weeks ago

• Tafas Objects to Vacatur in Claims and Continuations Appeal

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  Late this evening attorneys representing Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas filed a Reply to Motion for Dismissal of Appeal and Request for Remand. In this filing Tafas points out that the decision made by USPTO Director David Kappos to withdraw the claims and continuations rules does moot the appeal, there is a difference ...
  3 weeks ago

• Whether Software Operates in One or Three Modes is a Question of Fact

  
  Chicago IP Litigation Blog — Authority: 461
  Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC v. Trading Techs. Intl., Inc. , No. 05 C 4088, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sept. 18, 2009) (Dow, J.).  Judge Dow denied the parties cross-motions for summary judgment in this patent dispute regarding software for electronic futures trading using a static price axis. *  Although the other ...
  3 weeks ago

• American University Lecture: What the Federal Circuit Can Learn from the Supreme Court–and Vice Versa

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  Description:Professor Rochelle Dreyfuss (New York University School of Law) on “What the Federal Circuit Can Learn from the Supreme Court–and Vice Versa”  Date & Time:October 20, 2009 from 5:00pm to 7:30pmReception: 5:00 PMLecture: 6:00 PM  Where:American University Washington College of LawWashington ...
  3 weeks ago

• Microsoft Asks Federal Circuit to Reconsider the Presumption of Validity

  
  INVENTIVE STEP — Authority: 410
  Microsoft has filed a petition for rehearing en banc in Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Gateway, Inc. , where it argues that the presumption of validity does not apply to prior art that was not considered by the examiner during prosecution.  Although the original panel opinion largely focused on the calculation of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Lantagne

  
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  The legal profession involves more than research, writing, and litigation.  Each case is a desk full of paperwork, a myriad of rules, procedure and deadlines.  On the appellate side of this work, we can help.  Lantagne Legal Printing provides attorneys with advanced legal assistance.  Our Brief Printing ...
  4 weeks ago

• Board of Trustees v. Roche Molecular Sys., Inc.

  
  JOLT Digest — Authority: 120
  Stanford University Patent Infringement Case Is Dismissed and University Learns Lesson in Drafting Assignment Agreements By Adrienne Baker – Edited by Anthony Kammer Bd. of Trs. v. Roche Molecular Sys., Inc., 2008-1509, -1510 (CAFC Sept. 30, 2009) Opinion On September 30, the Court of Appeals for the ...
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• Prometheus Labs., Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Servs.

  
  JOLT Digest — Authority: 120
  The Federal Circuit Provides Protection to Medical Diagnostics By Brittany Blueitt - Edited by Caity Ross Prometheus Labs., Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Servs., Case No. 2008-1403 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 16, 2009) The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (”Federal Circuit”) reversed the ruling of ...
  5 weeks ago

• CAFC: A Divisional By Any Other Name Is Not a Divisional

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  The Federal Circuit, in Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd, has made it clear that you had better characterize an application as a “divisional” if you want to the benefit of the “safe harbor” provided by 35 U.S.C § 121. And if you don’t, you’re going face obviousness-type double patenting problems.  ...
  8 weeks ago

• CAFC Up for Grabs, Harmonization and the US Economy

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 600
  Several weeks ago, as summer was winding down and most of us were enjoying some slow times and gearing up for back-to-school, preparing for Labor Day festivities, on vacation or studiously studying fantasy football player projections, Law.com published a very interesting piece titled Slot Opens on Federal Circuit ...
  8 weeks ago

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